Road Accident Claims 7 Lives C’River
No fewer than seven persons were killed today in a road accident along the Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja federal highway which involved a truck and a 14 seater commercial bus belong to transport company, Calculux.
The accident occurred at New-Netim community close to Odukpani local government area secretariat.
Speaking with journalists on the accident, the Cross River Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Lawrence Ikechukwu, disclosed that the bus loaded 14 passengers from Calabar and was travelling to Portharcourt.
Ikechukwu said: “The 14 seater to and fro bus belonging to the Calculux company with registration number plate LSR-813xS (Lagos), was heading to Portharcourt from Calabar and it was carrying 14 passengers including the driver.
“The bus driver was on the right hand side of the road and the truck driver was over taking dangerously and carelessly.
“The Calculux bus tried to avoid the truck and ran into the bush but the truck lost control and followed them to the bush, crushed the bus and seven people died.
“The seven other persons are currently receiving treatment at the Calabar General hospital and a few of them are under critical condition.
“From every indication, the driver of the truck is at fault because he was over-taking dangerously and he lost control.”
He said the driver of the truck ran away shortly after the accident.
“We are working with the police to arrest the driver of the truck, we will get him and he will face the law.
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