Tanker crashes into NIPOST office
•One killed, cars damaged
It was a gory sight yesterday when a petrol tanker in Owerri, the Imo State capital, lost control and crushed a cart pusher after it ran into NIPOST office.
The unidentified cart pusher was off-loading items from a parked Golf car near the Owerri General Post Office when the petrol tanker driver ran him over.
The petrol tanker, with registration number XD929WER, was coming from Okigwe Road and heading to Douglas Road.
When our reporter visited the scene, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) from Owerri Municipal Council secretariat, opposite the post office had cordoned off the area to shielding the crowd from the gory sight.
The car, with Ebonyi State registration number AKL629AA, was crushed beyond recognition while the cart driver was squeezed in the boot.
An eyewitness, Solomon Nwaiwu, said the driver lost control and wanted to use the median as a wedge but unfortunately the vehicle skidded off the gutter.
“I was about to cross when I saw the driver struggling with the vehicle. I shouted. Before I could finish the accident had occurred.”
The body of the cart pusher has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri.
Police spokesperson Mrs. Joy Elemoko confirmed the incident.
It was a gory sight yesterday when a petrol tanker in Owerri, the Imo State capital, lost control and crushed a cart pusher after it ran into NIPOST office.
The unidentified cart pusher was off-loading items from a parked Golf car near the Owerri General Post Office when the petrol tanker driver ran him over.
The petrol tanker, with registration number XD929WER, was coming from Okigwe Road and heading to Douglas Road.
When our reporter visited the scene, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) from Owerri Municipal Council secretariat, opposite the post office had cordoned off the area to shielding the crowd from the gory sight.
The car, with Ebonyi State registration number AKL629AA, was crushed beyond recognition while the cart driver was squeezed in the boot.
An eyewitness, Solomon Nwaiwu, said the driver lost control and wanted to use the median as a wedge but unfortunately the vehicle skidded off the gutter.
“I was about to cross when I saw the driver struggling with the vehicle. I shouted. Before I could finish the accident had occurred.”
The body of the cart pusher has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri.
Police spokesperson Mrs. Joy Elemoko confirmed the incident.
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