File photo: Scene of the crash.
A female police officer and an unidentified male pedestrian were killed on Wednesday when a DAF truck lost control and ploughed into motorcycles, pedestrians and nearby shops along the New Mile 3 axis of the Gombe-Yola Federal Highway in Gombe State.
Both the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the tragedy, with investigators pointing to brake failure and route violation as the twin causes of the deadly crash, which occurred at about 11:30am.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Gombe State Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said in a press release that the truck driver, while attempting to enter filling station through a one-way access, suffered brake failure, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into motorcycles, pedestrians and shops in the process.
The police identified the deceased officer as Woman Police Constable Sharifa Gaina, attached to the Communications Department of the Gombe State Command.
