Father recounts heartbreaking last moments with five children killed in tricycle-tanker crash

Mansur Muhammad, father of five children killed when a water tanker rammed into their school tricycle in Gombe, has recounted his final moments with them.

According to Daily Trust, the accident occurred Tuesday near Kanady Academy, leaving three other children injured. Trust Radio

Mansur said his children left home cheerfully before he received news of the accident about 40 minutes later.

“Abba, we are going to school,” the children had told him.

“I kept responding, ‘May Allah grant you success.’ I never knew that was going to be the last time I would see them,” he said.

Recalling his son Usman’s final words, he added:

“Usman said, ‘Abba, thank you.’ I did not know that I would never see him again,” he said.

The grieving father said five of his 12 children died in the crash.

Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya expressed condolences and urged motorists to prioritise road safety, particularly when transporting schoolchildren.