Eight Dies, 52 Sustain Injuries In Yobe Accident

A total of eight persons lost their lives while 52 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a trailer and a canter truck along Potiskum-Nangere road in Yobe State.

The travelers were on their way to the popular Potiskum cattle market when one of the trucks lost control.

An eye witness, Adamu Hassan disclosed in an interview that the corpses have been evacuated to Potiskum Specialist Hospital while others are still at the General Hospital, Sabon Garin, Nangere at the time of filling this report.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state are yet to confirm the incident, but its personnel and that of the State Emergency Management Agency were sighted in evacuating the victims to a nearby health facility.