By Our Correspondent

National News – A truck carrying sand on Tuesday crashed into the main gate of the Gombe State Government House, causing significant damage to the multi-million-naira structure currently undergoing renovation.

The incident happened around 12:55 p.m. on March 24, 2026, in Gombe, when the truck reportedly lost control and rammed into the newly constructed gate.

According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle was approaching the Government House at high speed before the driver suddenly lost control, causing the truck to veer off the road and crash into the entrance facility.

A trader identified as Musa Abdullahi, who witnessed the incident from across the road, said the crash occurred within seconds.

“I was standing across the road when I saw the truck approaching quickly.

Suddenly, the driver seemed to lose control and the truck headed straight into the gate,” Abdullahi explained.

Another witness, Ibrahim Sadiq, a commercial motorcyclist operating nearby, said the situation could have been far worse if pedestrians had been passing through the area at the time of the crash.

According to him, people quickly moved away when they noticed the truck moving dangerously toward the gate.

Security personnel around the Government House also confirmed that the impact caused visible damage to sections of the newly installed gate, which forms part of ongoing renovation works initiated by the administration of Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.

The gate has not yet been officially commissioned.

The truck involved in the crash was reportedly owned by Tricata Nigeria Limited, although officials at the scene said the vehicle’s registration details were not immediately available.

Confirming the incident, Director-General of Press Affairs at the Government House, Ismaila Misilli, stated that no lives were lost.

He explained that the truck driver sustained injuries and was taken for medical treatment.

Authorities have yet to disclose the estimated cost of the damage, while renovation work at the Government House continues as part of infrastructure upgrades across the state.