Three dead, others injured in Rivers auto crash

At least three persons including a child have been reported dead in an auto crash that occurred in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

It was gathered that the accident involving a UNIPORT shuttle bus happened on Monday near the Eliozu Flyover along the Eliozu-Rumuokoro Road.

Sources said the driver lost control of the vehicle following over speeding and rammed into a truck.

“About five students died in the crash, with several others rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit in critical condition,” the source said.

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Some sources claimed that five persons including students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) lost their lives in the accident

But the state commandant, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Inyang Umoh, while confirming the accident said two females and a child were found dead at the spot by his men.

Umoh said eyewitnesses confirmed the cause of the accident to be overspeeding adding that the driver rammed into a truck parked at one side of the road.

According to him: “The vehicle was over speeding and rammed into a stationery truck packed by the side of the road. My men found two females and a dead and also rescued the driver, who was unconscious”.