Four persons, including a serving member of the National Youth service Corps, on Wednesday died in an auto crash on Yola-Gombe Road.
Kuteb Galadima, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission in Gombe State, confirmed the crash, saying that 12 others were injured.
Galadima told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident involved a Toyota bus marked JAL 301 XA belonging to Taraba Transport Corporation.
He said that the bus left Jalingo and was heading to Kano.
He said that the manifest in the vehicle showed that the accident occurred around 1.50pm and identified speeding as the cause.
He explained that the driver lost control, veered off to bush and hit a tree.
Galadima confirmed that one of the four persons that died was a serving corps member, but without full identity of where he was serving.
He warned drivers to always observe road safety rules while driving on the highway.
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