Truck kills four female hawkers in Onitsha

A blue M/ Benz truck with registration number XF 259 UNZ driven by an unidentified driver, on Wednesday, crushed to death four female pedestrians, who are hawkers at popularly Upper Iweka flyover Onitsha, Anambra State.

Eyewitnesses account that the truck driver had a disagreement with the revenue collectors at the Upper Iweka flyover and the truck rolled back and crushed the four female hawkers along the road. Also involved were the driver and his motor boy who came out without injury.

Anambra State Sector Public Education Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Edor, who confirmed the accident in a statement, said it happens at about 7:30 am this morning.

According to Florence, the FRSC rescue team, Nigeria Army and Nigeria Police rescued the victims to Toronto hospital and deposited them at the hospital morgue after the Doctor’s confirmation.

The driver of the vehicle has been handed over to the police for further investigation.

The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, sends his condolences to Victims families and admonishes pedestrians to be mindful of the dangers associated with the road and also avoid hawking close to the highways.

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