Gombe records 98 road crash deaths, 1,345 injuries in nine months — FRSC

By Ben Ngwakwe
GOMBE — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that 98 persons were killed while 1,345 others sustained injuries in road traffic crashes recorded across Gombe State between January and September 2026.

The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Commander Samson Kaura, disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe while addressing members of the Gombe State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) during the commemoration of the 2026 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Kaura said the command recorded 1,345 road traffic incidents during the nine-month period, adding that fatalities increased by six per cent compared with the corresponding period...