Breaking: Tragedy hits Abia as trailer crushes 18 travellers to death

Travelers numbering 18 have been killed in a horrific crash on the Umuahia-Enugu axis of the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway.

They were crushed at a police checkpoint around the Lokpanta area of Abia State in the early hours, has left the community in shock.

The passengers were traveling with 18-seater commercial bus, awaiting police clearance at the checkpoint before being crushed by the trailer.

Eyewitnesses, including Mr. Bananas Okereke, recounted the harrowing scene, with bodies of victims strewn across the accident site hours after the collision. The gravity of the situation was further heightened as protesting bus drivers and motorists blocked the road, demanding justice for the victims and accountability from the authorities.

Okereke lamented, “The road is blocked by protesting bus drivers and other motorists who are asking that the policemen who caused the accident be brought back to the scene.” He added that colleagues of the bus driver and concerned citizens have rallied together, refusing to disperse until Governor Alex Otti visits the scene to address their grievances.