The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said its officials recovered six bodies from a boat accident that occurred in Adamawa State. NEMA said the incident occurred at around 4 p.m. on Thursday when a boat carrying about 20 passengers capsized at Garin Alhaji community, Gurin in the Fufore Local Government Area of the state.
Three persons died in the accident while three others sustained injuries.
The second crash, which involved a Toyota bus with vehicle number KJA 12 XA, occurred on Wednesday at Garin Alhaji along Potiskum-Kukuri route.
Six persons lost their lives and 13 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Yobe State Command, confirmed both accidents on Wednesday.
Hussaini Haruna, the command’s Public Enlightenment Officer, blamed the two accidents on tyre burst occasioned by over speeding and overloading.
He said the deceased and the injured had been evacuated to Potiskum General Hospital.
He urged motorists to drive within the speed limit.
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