Tears As Truck Crushes Many Christmas Travelers To Death

Ohafia, Abia State, was plunged into mourning on Sunday following a tragic accident involving a chippings-filled trailer, which overturned and trapped several people under its crushing weight.

According to report, the incident happened on Sunday at about 1:30pm near the popular Nmuri Bridge Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia LGA Abia State.

Many of the victims pleaded for help as they endured unbearable pain, but rescue efforts were insufficient to save their lives.

In an interview with ABN TV, Chief Emeka Mba (Bam Bam), President General of the Ebem Ohafia Development Union (EODU), described the day as a “black Sunday.”

“Well, today should be regarded as a black Sunday because of the killings. As I speak to you, many people are still trapped under the truck. I learned that one of the survivors is a lady with her two children sitting in front of the bus. But several others are still under the vehicle, and it’s a very helpless situation,” he said.

Chief Mba lamented the lack of emergency response equipment to move the heavy-duty truck. “We have tried everything. We could not get any equipment to lift the truck and rescue the people underneath. It’s a very ugly situation,” he explained.

When asked about the condition of the road, Chief Mba highlighted the poor state of the area and blamed the tragedy on government negligence. “That section of the road is very low, and we’ve done a lot of press and documentation to draw the government’s attention to it. This is a private road, and heavy-duty trucks should be restricted until proper measures are put in place,” he added.