Truck driver killed in head-on collision on Calabar–Itu Highway

A tragic roadworthy mishap connected Monday greeting has claimed the beingness of a motortruck operator on the deplorable Calabar–Itu national highway.

The fatal clang progressive 2 articulated trucks that collided head-on, leaving 1 of the drivers dormant astatine the scene.

Eyewitnesses blamed the mishap connected the mediocre information of the highway, which has been nether prolonged rehabilitation. They said heavy gullies and uneven surfaces made it hard for the drivers to support power of their vehicles.

According to eyewitness Samuel Otu, neither of the trucks was speeding astatine the clip of the incident.

“One of the agelong trucks was conveying stones portion the different was loaded with jerricans of thenar oil,” Otu said.

“The motortruck carrying stones swerved owed to the atrocious portions of the roadworthy and rammed into the oncoming thenar lipid truck, crushing its beforehand and sidesplitting the operator instantly.”

The interaction near the beforehand conception of the thenar oil-laden motortruck severely damaged, causing postulation disruption on the engaged route.

When contacted, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps successful Cross River State, Mr. Innocent Tommy Etuk, confirmed the incident.

Etuk said helium had directed officers successful the country to instantly evacuate the victim’s assemblage and wide the obstruc...