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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Surgery
By Ahmed Abba
Damaturu, Jan. 31, 2021 Yobe Government said that it carried out 1,430 successful eye surgeries in 2020 in the state.
Dr. Babagana Machina, the Executive Secretary of Yobe State Primary Healthcare Management Agency, said this on Sunday in Damaturu at an event to mark the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTDs) .
Naija247news reports that the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is usually marked on Jan.30 annually.
Machina said that 736 eyes were operated upon in the state Specialist Hospital , Damaturu; 30 at the General Hospital, Damagum and 272 at the Potiskum General Hospital.
He added that 250 others were conducted at the Gashua General Hospital and 142 others at the Geidam General Hospital.
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