GOMBE — Eleven people were killed on Thursday when a trailer crashed into several vehicles at Tashan Magarya junction in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the trailer, travelling from Gombe to Yola, suffered brake failure and hit two cars and five motorcycles. The crash happened on the Gombe–Billiri road at about 5.30pm. Victims were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Kumo, and 11 others received first aid. The dead had not been identified.