A total of 19 persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident that occurred along Damaturu to Potiskum road on Thursday.
Gatekeepers News reports that said the accident which occurred along Fune town in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State, involved three gulf cars, two of which were conveying passengers from Damagum to Maiduguri for a wedding ceremony.
The secretary of the General Hospital Damagum, Malam Hamisu Mu’azu said 19 people died instantly, 12 out of them are members of one family in Damagum.
“While the other one was coming from Damaturu, the other two were said to be heading to Postiskum and they had a head-on collision at Fune town. The accident was as a result of overspeeding and reckless overtaking by the drivers,” Hamisu said.
He noted that only two children survived from the two cars and they have been taken to Teaching Hospital Damaturu for treatment.
