By CHINYERE Nnaemeka
20 dead bodies have been reportedly discovered at Imo State University, IMSU junction where a truck driver was reported to have hit four vehicles as he lost control of the vehicle brake.
National Beam also learnt that the truck fell on two mini buses, this was disclosed by an eye witness who was inside another bus which was behind the two mini buses.
The accident which took place late hours of Saturday night, we gathered the driver was coming from Okigwe to Owerri but lost control of its breaks at Ugwu-orji, colliding with several vehicles coming opposite direction.
According to an eyewitness “I witnessed the incident with my two eyes. The trailer was carrying stones and was driving on a high speed when it failed break at IMSU junction.
“What happened was that the driver was trying to avoid hitting those passengers and mini-buses that usually occupy the junction when it veered off the opposite lane, hitting more than four small buses loaded with passengers and fell on two mini buses, that were in front of me.
“20 persons had already been confirmed dead at the spot while several others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital. It was terrible.”
National Beam gathered that some of the victims were hit beyond recognition while the driver of the trailer was unconscious and taken to the hospital along side other victims.
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