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The death toll of the fatal accident on Sunday involving some travellers at the Mmuri River along Abam-Ohafia Road, in Abia State has risen to eight victims.
The Abia Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, in a statement by its Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, on Monday, in Umuahia disclosed that the crash involved a trailer carrying chippings which hit and fell on a Sharon Volkswagen vehicle with 10 persons on board.
According to the FRSC, “At the time of the crash, eight persons had died including a woman standing by the roadside while three others were injured.
“The injured victims were taken to the hospital while the dead ones were deposited at the morgue,” she said.
Ezeoma said a preliminary investigation revealed that the crash was caused by dangerous driving and excessive speeding.
In an interview with our correspondent earlier on Sunday, the President General of the Ebem Ohafia Development Union, where the bridge is located, Chief Emeka Mba, described the day as a “black Sunday”, adding, “Well, today should be regarded as a black Sunday because of the killings. As I speak, many people are still trapped under the truck.
“I learnt that one of the survivors is a lady with her two children sitting in front of the bus. But several others are still under the vehicle, and it’s a very helpless situation,” he said. Punch
