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JUST IN: Fully Loaded Bus Plunges Into Pit In Ebonyi
- A fully loaded bus has plunged into a pit in Ebonyi State.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in Ebonyi State on Saturday as a minibus conveying eleven travellers plunged into a mining pit in the state.
It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred at Enyigba community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
It was leant that the bus, which was fully loaded with travellers, took off from the popular motor park known as Ochi-Udo Motor Park located along Afikpo Road in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
EKOHOTBLOG further gathered that the occupants of the bus were majorly Ikwo indigenes who were returning home from the state capital.
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A source disclosed that the bus reached the Enyigba community where people were mining before the driver lost control of the steering and it plunged into a pit filled with water.
Also, an eyewitness, who spoke to newsmen, said the occupants of the bus are still inside the mining pit, adding that up till now, “the bus is yet to be recovered due to the level of water inside the pit”.
Meanwhile, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, could not be reached for comment on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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