At least eleven persons traveling for a funeral ceremony have died in a ghastly motor accident in Cross River State, while two people are said to be critically injured
The accident, which involved a white-colored Hiace bus number plates EDA28XA, occurred around 10 a.m on Thursday, September 24, along the Calabar-Ikom Highway in Mbarakom Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State.
According to an eyewitness, the crash was caused by brake failure while the vehicle was at high speed. Another witness, Albert Asuquo, who helped in the rescue operation, said that the injured passengers were taken to the General Hospital in Akamkpa alongside the corpses.
A neighbor of some of the deceased persons who gave his name as Mr. Effiong said they were in a chartered bus going to a burial of another neighbor who passed away.
“I know some of them very well, they are my neighbors and we stay in the same yard. Someone in the area died and they were going for the burial. It was a chartered vehicle for the burial. May their souls rest in peace.” He said.
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