Tragedy struck in Gombe state as six students of the Gombe State University died in a fatal car accident which occured on Saturday, September 6.
The car the deceased were travelling in was said to have collided with another vehicle at Sharfuri village in Kirfi Local Government area of Bauchi State on the Bauchi-Gombe Road.
According to Tribune, the Bauchi State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Haruna Muhammed, in a statement said the deceased students were among other passengers travelling in a red Volswagen Vento motor vehicle with registration no DAL 195-Gj.
Muhammed stated that policemen on getting to the scene of the accident, rushed the victims to the Alkaleri General Hospital in Alkaleri, where they were confirmed dead on arrival.
The deceased were identified as: Adamu Mohammed A., male of the Department of Education; Musa Sadi Abubakar, male, Department of English and Garba Mariam Anne, female of the Department of English.
Others were Suzy Stephen, female of the Department of English, Kamila Yunusa,female of the Department of English and a yet-to-be identified person.
The remains of the deceased have reportedly been deposited at the mortuary of the Alkaleri General Hospital.
Sadly one of the victim, Mariam Anne Garba (pictured below) last message on her facebook page was on September 1, wishing her friends a happy new month and also saying a prayer, not knowing she would not live to see the end of the month, as she died a fews day after.
The deceased were identified as: Adamu Mohammed A., male of the Department of Education; Musa Sadi Abubakar, male, Department of English and Garba Mariam Anne, female of the Department of English.
Others were Suzy Stephen, female of the Department of English, Kamila Yunusa,female of the Department of English and a yet-to-be identified person.
The remains of the deceased have reportedly been deposited at the mortuary of the Alkaleri General Hospital.
