Ebonyi Auto Crash Leaves 3 Dead, 4 Injured

• Ebonyi Crash
• No fewer than three persons died on Thursday in a lone-auto crash on Abaomege-Afikpo Road in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi.

The Spokesperson of the state Police Command, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abakiliki.

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Odah said the identities of the deceased had yet to be ascertained.

She also said that four other persons sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred around 2 p.m.

An eyewitness, Mr Joseph Okoro, said that the vehicle was on top speed when it had a tyre burst and somersaulted, killing the three on the spot.

Okoro said that the accident involved an 18-seater bus.

It was learnt that the injured were taken to hospital, while the remains of the deceased were deposited in a morgue in the area.

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