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 to TheCable, 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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