{"id":9060,"date":"2021-03-16T06:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T05:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=9060"},"modified":"2021-03-16T06:35:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T05:35:02","slug":"photos-tragedy-as-seven-including-pupils-lost-their-lives-in-fatal-accident-along-calabar-itu-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/16\/photos-tragedy-as-seven-including-pupils-lost-their-lives-in-fatal-accident-along-calabar-itu-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Tragedy as seven including pupils lost their lives in fatal accident along Calabar-Itu highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the accident happened on Monday morning, March 15 along\u00a0Ntak Inyang area of the highway involved a fuel tanker and two tricycles conveying school children and some passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The Ntak Inyang area\u00a0is currently under repair by the state government after it was cut off by a landslide. The\u00a0Niger 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.<\/p>\n<p>According to report,\u00a0the Keke driver and the passengers including school children died on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the tragic development, the\u00a0Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state said it was gathering facts about the accident.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>See Photos:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9cf3edf7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9cf3edf7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9cf3edf7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9febd9f4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9febd9f4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604fa9febd9f4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa2cbd22d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa2cbd22d.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa2cbd22d-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa5ac0200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa5ac0200.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa5ac0200-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa5ac0200-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9065 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa71cefad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa71cefad.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa71cefad-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa9159a07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa9159a07.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/16\/604faa9159a07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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