A collision between two DAF trucks in Bauchi has resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to two others.
In a press release shared on Sunday, Ahmed Wakil, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Police Command, stated that the two vehicles were consumed by fire after the collision.
The statement read, “A fatal motor vehicle accident occurred on Sunday, 13th April 2025, at about 2:00 AM in Magama Gumau Town, involving two DAF trucks.
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“One of the trucks, loaded with white sand and carrying four occupants, rammed into another truck that had broken down on the roadway.
“The collision resulted in a fire that engulfed both vehicles and their contents, leading to the death of one occupant, Usman Magaji, 23years, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries.”
The PPRO disclosed that police officers from the Magama Gumau Divisional Headquarters, in coordination with other security agencies, assisted in extinguishing the fire.
“They extinguished the fire and rescued the victims. The injured were rushed to Toro General Hospital, where one of them, identified as Usman Magaji, was certified dead by a medical doctor,” the PPRO added.
The Bauchi State Command’s Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolari Aliyu, was cited as expressing sympathy to the relatives of the victims and warning drivers to carefully follow traffic laws.
He also instructed the Command’s Central Motor Traffic Department to carry out a thorough investigation into the incident.
