Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - Seven people wete k!lled and several others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a crash on the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway in Yobe State.
The accident, which occurred near Warsala village in the
Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State, involved a Toyota Sienna bus and
a Toyota Corolla.
Eyewitnesses attributed the crash to overspeeding by both
vehicles.
A frontline emergency responder with the Yobe Emergency
Medical Ambulance Service (YEMABUS) said the victims were immediately
evacuated.
“The remains of the deceased and the injured were conveyed
to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu for urgent care,” he
said.
Confirming the incident, the Information Officer of YEMABUS,
Ibrahim Waziri, said the crash claimed seven lives, four adults and three
children, while several others were left injured.
Photos show emergency officials evacuating victims from the
scene and taking the injured to the hospital.
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