18 passengers has died in a fatal road accident which occurs yesterday Wednesday, 10th of October 2018 in Gombe state.

The cause of the accident was not ascertained, but witnesses at the scene partially attributed it to the bad state of the road in Dukku town.

The victims, who were all residents of the same village of Jimin, Darazo LGA, Bauchi state, were on their way to attend a weekly market day at Dukku town of Gombe state when the accident occurred.