Fives Die, 24 Others Sustain Injuries In Cross River Auto Crash
A total of five persons lost their lives while 24 others sustained injuries in an auto crash in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River state.
The Sector Commander, Mr Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Calabar.
Hassan told NAN that the crash happened around 12.41 pm on Saturday in Abakpa community, Ogoja local government area.
He made it known that the crash involved a Mercedes Benz tipper conveying 31 passengers to a burial ceremony.
According to the sector commander, the driver lost control of the vehicle when it had a burst tire.
“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.
