FOUR AKWA IBOM NEWSPAPERS STAFF KILLED IN AUTO CRASH

The Sector Commander said the accident involved a Hiace vehicle with registration number O2E/183AK and attributed the accident to overloading and speeding, stressing that the 14 seater bus was conveying 22 persons.

“Twenty-two persons were involved in the lone accident, six male adults, 14 female adults and two female children. One male adult and three female adults lost their lives in the accident’, Oghenekaro stated.

“This shows that the vehicle was overloaded and on speed, possibly the driver lost control which the vehicle somersaulted several times killing four persons on the spot while 18 persons sustained several degrees of injuries,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that, Oghenekaro said that 18 injured persons were rescued by officials who were on Governor Udom Emmanuel convoy, who were coming from Ibom Airport when the accident occurred.

The Sector Commander disclosed that, the injured are receiving treatment at Ituk Mbang General Hospital and critical ones have been sent to Ibom Specialist Hospital in Uyo, just as he urged motorists to pay attention to their lives, considering that life was irreplaceable, and equally appealed to drivers to plan their journeys and begin on time to avoid rushing and accidents.