No fewer than four people were killed while seven were hospitalised in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, after a car rammed into pedestrians.
The incident, which happened on Friday night around 8.30 pm on Gashua Road involved a Mercedes wagon.
An eyewitness who doesn’t want to be mentioned said the driver of the car hit the victims while they were sitting on a table close to a shop.
According to him, the accident happened as a result of over speeding and when the driver approached the victims, he tried to negotiate but lost control of the car and hit them.
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According to him, four people died while seven sustained injuries and are receiving medical attention in a hospital in Damaturu.
The state governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed a full investigation of the accident. This was contained in a statement by the Director General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mr Mamman Muhammad, on Saturday.
