Seven individuals, together with two kids and the driving force, died after a Sharon bus misplaced management and veered off the Gombe–Potiskum street, crashing right into a bush in Yobe State.
BusinessDay learnt that 4 different passengers sustained accidents within the accident, which occurred on Friday.
Commenting on the incident, Dungus Abdulkarim, spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command in Damaturu stated, “On December 26, 2025, at 16:30, the Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters obtained a misery name relating to a deadly motor accident alongside the Badejo-Potiskum axis.
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“The auto crash concerned a Sharon bus conveying passengers from Lawanti Space of Akko Native Authorities Space in Gombe State, en path to Maiduguri, Borno State.”
Abdulkarim defined, “Preliminary investigation indicated that the nine-seater bus, pushed by Gambo Abbo, had a rear tyre burst and veered off the street earlier than crashing into the roadside bush.”
He attributed the tragic accident to a mechanical failure that prompted the driving force to lose management of the steering wheel.
“Consequently, the driving force and 4 passengers died on the spot, whereas six others sustained various levels of accidents to their heads and limbs,” he added.
The Police Motor Site visitors Division promptly mobilised to the scene, evacuating the deceased and the injured to the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, for therapy and deposition. Sadly, two of the injured later succumbed to their accidents on the hospital.
The seven deceased, whose our bodies have been deposited on the hospital morgue, embrace Gambo Abbo, 35; Umalkhairi, 18; Rabiu Abubakar, 28; Fatima Hassan, 28; Amal Abubakar, 3; Adamu Bello, 4; and Zarau Alhaji, 27. Authorities are making efforts to formally notify their relations.
The Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ado, expressed his condolences to the households of the deceased and wished the injured a speedy restoration. He urged motorists to observe site visitors laws, keep away from overspeeding, and correctly preserve their autos.
Ado stated, “Strict compliance with these security measures stays very important in stopping avoidable street accidents,” including that the general public ought to cooperate with regulation enforcement companies by observing all site visitors and security laws.
