Tragic News!! 13 Persons Including Naval Officer Feared Dead In Road Accident

At least, 13 persons, including a naval officer, lost their lives
in a fatal road accident around Emohua area of the East-West
Road in Rivers State.
The incident occurred when a Hiace bus loaded with 14
passengers had a head-on collision with a pail loader.
It was gathered that most of the passengers in the bus, who
were travelling to Lagos on Thursday morning, were burnt
beyond recognition as the bus went up in flames, presumably
due to the impact of the collision.
The pail loader, it was learnt, skidded off the road and
swerved onto the path of the oncoming bus.
A woman, who was identified as a naval personnel, was
among those who lost their lives in the road accident, which
happened after Choba Bridge.
Confirming the accident, the Rivers State Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said the only survivor
had severe burns and had been rushed to a nearby hospital.
Omoni said,
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“I got the report of a fatal motor accident
after Choba, along the East-West Road,
where a pail loader skidded off the road and
had a head-on collision with an oncoming
bus.
“The bus was conveying passengers to Lagos.
The bus went up in flames and all the
passengers, except one, were burnt beyond
recognition.
“The person who survived had severe burns
and he is said to be in the hospital for
medical attention while the charred remains
of those burnt had been gathered and taken
to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching
Hospital for preservation.”
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