5 siblings lose their lives as tanker rams into tricycle in Gombe

Five youngsters from the identical household have handed away after a water tanker rammed right into a industrial tricycle conveying them to highschool in Gombe metropolis.

The accident occurred on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2026 close to Kanady Academy, alongside APC Square within the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of the state capital.

The deceased had been recognized as Maryam Mansir Adamu and Usman Mansir Adamu, each Primary Five pupils of Jekadafari Primary School; Hauwau Mansir Adamu of Government Junior Secondary School (GJSS), Jekadafari; Aliyu Mansir Adamu of Government Day Secondary School (GDSS), Ahmadu Gombe; and Fatima Mansir Adamu, whose faculty was not specified.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Gombe State, Samson Kaura, confirmed the incident, saying personnel of the corps arrived on the scene after the preliminary rescue operation had been accomplished.

Kaura stated FRSC officers subsequently visited the hospital to determine the variety of casualties.

A supply on the Specialist Hospital, Gombe, stated the injured victims and the drivers concerned within the accident had been taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, for medical consideration.

The our bodies of the 5 deceased youngsters had been deposited on the mortuary.

Reacting to the tragedy, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya described the incident as heartbreaking, saying the lack of 5 youngsters from one household was a devastating blow to their mother and father, family, colleges and the complete state.

In an announcement issued by his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba Misilli, the governor stated the youngsters had died at a young age when they need to have been pursuing their training and looking out ahead to a promising future.

He expressed sympathy with the bereaved household and the Jekadafari neighborhood, describing the deaths as an irreparable loss.

The governor additionally prayed for the speedy restoration of the three injured youngsters receiving medical consideration.

Yahaya referred to as on motorists to train warning and duty, warning towards reckless driving and different harmful practices that put harmless lives in danger.

He urged drivers to obey site visitors rules, keep protected speeds, keep away from harmful manoeuvres and guarantee their autos had been roadworthy.

The governor additional burdened the necessity for heightened vigilance when transporting schoolchildren and different susceptible passengers, urging highway customers to make security their precedence.

He prolonged his condolences to the bereaved household, the administration and employees of the affected colleges, the pupils’ classmates and the broader neighborhood.

He prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the deceased youngsters Aljannatul Firdaus and provides their mother and father and different members of the family the energy to bear the loss.

Three different youngsters had been injured within the crash and brought to the hospital for remedy.