Ambulance conveying corpse for burial kills three Keke passengers in Umuahia

Three radical were killed erstwhile an ambulance conveying the corpse of an aged pistillate location for burial ran into a tricycle.

The mishap which happened successful the Big Gutter country of Aba roadworthy successful Umuahia connected Thursday, claimed the lives of 2 Keke passengers connected the spot portion the 3rd unfortunate died successful the hospital.

The ambulance which was driven by a woman, was alleged to beryllium speeding erstwhile it deed the tricycle that was coming from the Ubakala-Old Umuahia axis.

A assemblage of sympathisers who gathered astatine the country aft the incident, alerted immoderate constabulary officers who arrived the country and helped successful evacuating the injured victims to the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia for contiguous attention.

No authoritative connection has been issued by applicable agencies successful the authorities astir the mishap but immoderate residents who witnessed the incidental claimed that it could person been caused by implicit speeding connected the portion of the ambulance driver.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, said that the ambulance was conveying the corpse of a 77-old-woman to the Isi Court country of Umuahia for burial erstwhile the mishap occurred.

When contacted, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Abia State Sector Command, said the incidental had not been reported to its office.

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