Four NYSC members and two others die in a tragic Adamawa crash after a military gun truck collides with a bus in a fatal blaze
Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and two other individuals have died in a tragic road accident involving a military gun truck and a commercial bus in Adamawa State, according to the Adamawa State Police Command.
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The fatal crash occurred on Wednesday at Narehi in Girei Local Government Area along the Girei–Song Road, leaving multiple fatalities and triggering a major emergency response.
Suleiman Nguroje, spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, confirmed in a statement that the accident involved a military gun truck travelling from Gombi to Yola and a Hummer bus conveying five passengers from Yola to Mubi.
Preliminary findings indicated that both vehicles collided head-on before the commercial bus somersaulted and burst into flames in what officials described as a devastating impact.
“All five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt to death after the vehicle caught fire following the collision,” the statement said, noting that four of the victims were serving NYSC members posted to Adamawa State.
Two of the corps members were identified as Suleiman Juliet and Usman Shuaibu, both indigenes of Kaduna State, while efforts were ongoing to confirm the identities of the remaining victims.
A military personnel attached to the gun truck also died in the crash, bringing the total number of fatalities to six.
The police confirmed that the remains of the deceased had been evacuated to the Specialist Hospital in Yola, where identification efforts are continuing in coordination with families and relevant authorities.
The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State expressed condolences to the bereaved families, the Nigerian Armed Forces, and the NYSC community, describing the incident as deeply painful and devastating.
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Authorities have launched further investigations to determine the exact cause of the collision, as concerns grow over road safety along the busy Girei–Song corridor.
