No fewer than four persons said to be hawkers around the Onitsha axis of the Niger bridge were on Friday, killed in an accident.
A source said the accident occurred when a truck moving from Onitsha to Asaba suddenly developed brake failure, causing it to run into the traffic, smashing vehicles.
Though a number of vehicles were involved in the accident, a source said hawkers in the area were the worst hit as they lost four persons.
The source said: “The truck lost its break and ran into the traffic, smashing several vehicles.
“It smashed an Asaba-Onitsha bound Mitsubishi L.300 at Onitsha, Niger Bridge. The truck failed brake, and at least four persons, all hawkers were killed.”
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