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PHOTOS: Tragedy as seven including pupils lost their lives in fatal accident along Calabar-Itu highway

Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
March 16, 2021
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Tragedy as no fewer than seven persons including pupils have reportedly lost their lives in a fatal auto accident along the Calabar-Itu road in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom state.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the accident happened on Monday morning, March 15 along Ntak Inyang area of the highway involved a fuel tanker and two tricycles conveying school children and some passengers.

The Ntak Inyang area is currently under repair by the state government after it was cut off by a landslide. The Niger Pet Construction firm handling the remedial work had closed one side of the road to traffic forcing all vehicles to ply just one lane of the highway.

According to report, the Keke driver and the passengers including school children died on the spot.

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Speaking on the tragic development, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state said it was gathering facts about the accident.

Confirming the number of casualty from the incident, the state Sector Commander, Oga Ochi added that its officers were immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving information about the crash.

The FRSC sector commander who said the accident occurred because the truck was on excessive speed when it rammed into the tricycles added that investigation into the incident was still ongoing.

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