An unfortunate road accident claimed the lives of not less than eighteen (18) people yesterday Wednesday, 10th of October 2018 in Gombe state.
The victims, who were all residents of the same village of Jimin, Darazo LGA, Bauchi state, were on their way to attend a weekly market day at Dukku town of Gombe state when the accident occurred.
The cause of the accident was not ascertained, but witnesses at the scene partially attributed it to the bad state of the road in Dukku town.
According to media reports, all the victims were family men, leaving behind various numbers of wives and children.
A mass burial was held for the deceased at the Darazo Cemetery in accordance with the Islamic injunctions.
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