fatal accident that occured over the weekend on the Ikot-Ekpene-Aba
Expressway in Aba, Abia state, led to the death of many and several others injured. The accident, which involved a truck, a couple of
tricylces, a commercial bus and a private owned car, was reportedly
caused by the truck.
According to witnesses, the
truck, heavily loaded with chippings, was speeding as it descended the
Ogbor Hill Bridge, when it lost control and crashed into several
vehicles and pedestrians. The bus and tricycles popularly called Keke
Napep were loading passengers when the truch hit them, sending them
through the rail of the bridge, and into the water below.
Nation reports that the truck driver and his conductor escaped the
scene of the accident. Witnesses also disclosed that about 20 people
were affected by the accidents with at least 10 dead.
“The
man was coming down the bridge with speed and in the process, lost
control of his vehicle. The bus and some keke were loading their
passengers before the accident. The car down the bridge was hit and it
destroyed the rail before landing there,” a witness told The Nation.
“I
am not sure anyone in that car survived. Another private car was also
affected and I don’t think the passengers survived. The people affected
were about 20 or more; about 10 persons died. Many people sustained
injuries because it happened during the rush hour.”
An FRSC
personnel, who pleaded for anonymity, said 21 persons were affected in
the accident – eight females and 13 males; three persons died. He said
that the injured victims are receiving treatment at a private
hospital on the Aba-Ikot Ekpene Expressway.
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