No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead while 24 others were injured in an auto crash in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Abdullahi Hassan, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the crash occurred at about 12.41 p.m. on Saturday April 15, in Abakpa, Ogoja LGA.
Hassan said the crash involved a Mercedes Benz Tipper conveying 31 passengers to a burial ceremony, adding that the driver lost control of the vehicle when it had a burst tyre.
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“Among the victims were 29 male adults, one female adult, and one female child.
“Out of the 31 passengers, 24 male adults got injured, two passengers were not injured – that is one female adult and one female child – while five male adults lost their lives in the crash.
“Three of the corpses were taken to the mortuary while those injured were taken to the General Hospital Ogoja by FRSC officials.
“The other two corpses were retrieved by their relatives at the scene of the accident,” he said.
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