Soldier, five others killed in Adamawa road crash

Six people died in a road crash at the Murke section of the Yola–Song Road in Adamawa State.

Sources said on Wednesday evening that the accident involved a Hummer bus and a military patrol vehicle, which collided while travelling in opposite directions.

A witness said five passengers in the Hummer bus were burnt beyond recognition after the vehicle caught fire following the collision, while a soldier died at the scene.

A seventh person, who was severely affected, reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries and was found unconscious at the scene.

The Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, was on her way to Mubi for an official engagement when she arrived at the scene of the accident.

An aide to the deputy governor disclosed that she immediately directed members of her convoy to evacuate the victims to the Specialist Hospital, Yola.