Four NYSC Members, Soldier Die In Adamawa Road Crash

At least six persons, including four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and a soldier, have died in a road crash on the Yola-Song highway in Adamawa State.

Naija News reports that the crash occurred on Wednesday near Barikin-Sajo, along a dangerous bend on the highway.

The victims were travelling in a commercial Hummer bus from Kano to Mubi when the vehicle collided with a military gun-truck conveying soldiers.

Eyewitnesses who spoke with Sahara Reporters said the military truck was allegedly attempting to overtake another vehicle at high speed when it veered into the path of the oncoming bus.

The impact reportedly caused a fire that engulfed the commercial bus within moments.

An eyewitness said, “A military truck, while overtaking at the bend just before Barikin-Sajo, rammed into a Hummer bus coming from the opposite direction, possibly heading to Mubi.

“The two vehicles collided at a critical point on the bend, and immediately the bus went up in flames. It was too gory to even take photographs.”

Another witness said both vehicles appeared to be on high speed before the collision.

Some eyewitnesses claimed that 10 people were killed in the crash.

They alleged that five occupants of the bus were burnt beyond recognition, while three soldiers, including the driver of the military truck, were also consumed by the flames.

Two other victims were also said to have died from injuries sustained in the crash. However, authorities confirmed six deaths.

FRSC, Police Confirm Incident

The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abdulrahman Tukur, said emergency responders and security personnel arrived at the scene to evacuate victims and clear the burnt wreckage from the highway.

Also confirming the incident, the Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said four corps members, one soldier and one other passenger died in the crash.

Nguroje said, “Tragically, all five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt to death after the vehicle caught fire following the collision. Preliminary identification reveals that four of the deceased were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to Adamawa State.

“The Command also confirms that one military person attached to the military vehicle lost his life as a result of the crash.”