A car accident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has resulted in three fatalities and four injuries. The tragedy happened on Monday near the Eliozu neighborhood in the state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
According to a different story, three of the five people who perished in the tragedy were UNIPORT students from the University of Port Harcourt.
Before the tragedy occurred, it was learned that a minibus transporting passengers was traveling to the Rumuokoro area.
According to a source, the minibus struck a trailer on the East-West Road, resulting in a fatal collision.
According to the source who was present at the scene, the two vehicles collided as a result of brake failure.
The Public Relations Officer, Port Harcourt Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, Amarachi Ekwere, confirmed the accident.
Ekwere said the personnel of the command ensured that the scene was properly cleared of debris and road obstructions removed to prevent further accidents.
Ekwere said the tragic road traffic crash occurred Monday, along the East West Road by the back of Bori Camp.
She said the accident involved a truck with registration number BRA454XA and a white Mini Bus with registration number FGG801ZD, explaining that the impact of the collision was severe, resulting in the deaths of three persons, including a male child and two females.
She said: “Report of a road traffic crash today between a truck with reg no BRA454XA and a white Mini Bus with reg no: FGG801ZD along East West road by back of Bori Camp about 10:40hrs involving seven persons, three females, three males and a child.
“When our operatives arrived the scene of the crash, they rushed the victims to University of Port Harcourt teaching Hospital, UPTH, where three persons persons, two females and one child were confirmed dead.
“The Corpse were deposited in a morgue in Port Harcourt. An eye witness attributed the cause of the auto crash to brake failure. Our men ensured that the scene was properly cleared of debris and road obstructions removed.”
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