A collision between two DAF trucks in Bauchi on Sunday, 13th April 2025, resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
In a statement shared on Sunday, Ahmed Wakil, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Bauchi State Police Command, confirmed that the crash took place around 2:00 AM in Magama Gumau Town. Wakil said, “A fatal motor vehicle accident occurred on Sunday, 13th April 2025, at about 2:00 AM in Magama Gumau Town, involving two DAF trucks.”
He continued, “One of the trucks, loaded with white sand and carrying four occupants, rammed into another truck that had broken down on the roadway. The collision resulted in a fire that engulfed both vehicles and their contents, leading to the death of one occupant, Usman Magaji, 23 years, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries.”
The PPRO also mentioned that police officers from the Magama Gumau Divisional Headquarters, working with other security agencies, helped to extinguish the flames. “They extinguished the fire and rescued the victims. The injured were rushed to Toro General Hospital, where one of them, identified as Usman Magaji, was certified dead by a medical doctor,” he added.
Bauchi State’s Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolari Aliyu, was quoted expressing his condolences to the victims’ families and cautioning drivers.
“He also instructed the Command’s Central Motor Traffic Department to carry out a thorough investigation into the incident.”
