One person dies in Port Harcourt road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed one death in a road crash which occurred on Monday in Port Harcourt.
Martins Chime, the command’s spokesman and an assistant route commander, disclosed this in a statement made on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.
According to him, a truck with registration number XP633JJ had a failed brake and ran into a tricycle without a number plate on Port Harcourt-Aba Express Road, killing a young female passenger.
Mr Chime explained that the accident occurred around 3:00 p.m. at the popular Oil Mill Junction.
He added that four other passengers, who swiftly alighted upon the truck’s approach, were safe and unhurt.
”Upon the arrival of our operatives to the crash scene, officers of the Elimgbu Police Division had already evacuated the corpse and deposited it at a mortuary in Port Harcourt.
”An eyewitness attributed the cause of the accident to brake failure, which resulted in an uncontrollable collision of the truck and the tricycle, resulting in hitting the victim.
“However, our men swiftly ensured that the accident scene was properly cleared of debris and road obstructions to ease traffic flow,” Mr Chime said.
(NAN)
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