No less than 6 persons have lost their lives following an auto crash at the Ahia Udele market along with River Layout, Aba, Abia State.
The truck laden with containers filled with goods was coming from the ever-busy East street area when it lost brakes at River Layout and rammed into the market killing 6 persons with tricycles trapped under the wreckage.
It is feared that besides the 6 dead persons, many others may be trapped under the truck.
Sources told ABN TV that the driver of the truck had to maneuver the vehicle into a path at the market as it would have killed more people if the truck had continued on the road.”The truck was conveying a container coming from East street, with the way the driver was speeding, we suspected that it lost its brakes. Within seconds, the truck rammed into the market, killing Keke riders and other people at the market, more people would have been killed because this is a busy area, but we thank God.”
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As at the time our correspondent visited the scene, rescue efforts had commenced as sympathizers were using axes to break the wreckage from where they brought out 6 corpses. Other victims were suspected to be trapped under the truck as rescue efforts are ongoing.
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Before the rescue efforts, loaders were engaged to offload the container-laden truck, believed to be the 40 feet.
Policemen, who cordoned off the area, had a hectic time securing the area to prevent hoodlums from stealing the offloaded fabrics lying on the road.
The East street/River Layout had been cordoned off.
Contacted, Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Abia State, Mr Paul Ugwu, told ABN TV that his men stormed the area to assist the victims but were chased away by hoodlums.
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