A
fatal accident that occurred 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 tricycles, 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 truck hit them, sending them
through the rail of the bridge, and into the water below.