A tragic road crash claimed the lives of six individuals, including four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Wednesday evening in Adamawa State. The accident occurred at the Murke section, also identified as the Narehi area, of the Yola–Song Road within the Girei-Song Local Government Area. Sources indicated the collision involved a commercial Hummer bus and a military patrol vehicle, or gun truck, travelling in opposite directions.

Preliminary findings from the police revealed that both vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. The impact caused the commercial Hummer bus, which was conveying five passengers from Yola to Mubi, to flip over and burst into flames. Tragically, all five passengers inside the bus were burnt beyond recognition following the fire. Additionally, one military personnel attached to the military vehicle died at the scene as a result of the crash, bringing the confirmed death toll to six.

Preliminary identification confirmed that four of the deceased passengers were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, posted to Adamawa State. Among them, Suleuman Juliet, Usman Shuaibu, both indigenes of Kaduna State, and Hafsat Hassan were identified. Efforts are ongoing to identify the remaining bodies and locate their families.

The Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, happened upon the scene of the accident while en route to Mubi for an official engagement. An aide to the deputy governor disclosed that she immediately directed members of her convoy to evacuate the victims to the Specialist Hospital, Yola. The State police spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident, stating that police operatives, in collaboration with other emergency responders, promptly responded to the scene and evacuated the corpses to the Specialist Hospital, Yola.

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, the Nigerian Armed Forces, the National Youth Service Corps, and all those affected by this tragic incident, highlighting the severity of the loss.