Some seven journalists have reportedly died, with four more sustaining injuries in a fatal road accident involving a Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) bus in Gombe State.
(PHOTO NOT ACTUAL INCIDENT, FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY)
The incident reportedly occurred on Monday evening as the journalists were returning from a wedding ceremony in Gombe South senatorial district.
The victims were part of a delegation that had travelled to honour a colleague, an employee of the Nigerian Television Authority, who was getting married.
Confirming the incident, the Gombe State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps l, Samson Kaura, said, “From the information available to us, 11 people were involved in the crash. Sadly, seven of them died on the spot, while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries.”
According to him, preliminary findings indicate that the accident was a lone crash, likely caused by a tyre bursting while the bus was in motion.
