Six people have been confirmed dead after a fatal head-on collision between a trailer and a truck on the Potiskum–Damaturu highway in Yobe State on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses reported that the crash occurred after a Canter truck drove against the flow of traffic and collided with an oncoming trailer. “The Canter truck was on the wrong lane when it crashed into the trailer,” a witness stated.
Four occupants trapped inside the trailer were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two fatalities were from the Canter truck.
Two additional persons survived the crash with injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a telephone call. “The accident occurred along the Potiskum–Damaturu highway involving a trailer and a Canter truck. Six people lost their lives, while two others sustained injuries and are receiving treatment,” he said.
Abdulkarim added that investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause and urged road users to always drive safely and obey traffic regulations.
