No fewer than 14 persons died on Thursday evening in Gombe State when
a vehicle crashed into the convoy of the Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo.
The procession was returning from the presidential rally of the
Peoples Democratic Party in nearby Bauchi State when the tragedy
occurred.
According toTheCable,an online news platform, the vehicle which was
heading to Abuja for a programme organised by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, rammed into the convoy around the
Alkaleri end of the Bauchi/Gombe federal highway.
"The vehicle of the governor had already passed and it was that of the
press that was affected. A bus conveying people to Abuja for the
AGRIFEST programme rammed into the convoy. The vehicle was trying to
avoid a motorcycle, which was on a high speed when it happened," said
an official of the Department of State Service who asked not to be
named.
Gombe State Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, while confirming the
tragedy, stated that victims had been moved to the Federal Medical
Centre, in the capital Gombe.
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