An unfortunate road accident claimed the lives of not less than eighteen (18) people yesterday Wednesday, 10th of October 2018 in Gombe state.

The victims, residents of the same village of Jimin (Darazo Local Govt of Bauchi state), were on their way to attend a weekly market day of Dukku town of Gombe state before the fatal accident.

Report has it that all the victims were married men, leaving behind various numbers of wives and children.

The corpse of the deceases have already been buried at the Darazo Cemetery in accordance with the Islamic injunctions.