{"id":220438,"date":"2012-11-17T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/11\/8-feared-dead-in-aba-auto-crash\/"},"modified":"2012-11-17T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T11:12:00","slug":"8-feared-dead-in-aba-auto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/11\/17\/8-feared-dead-in-aba-auto-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"8 feared dead in Aba auto crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"90\">\n<p>Aba \u2013 It has been confirmed that no fewer than eight persons were feared dead in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The accident involved a Flour Mill Nigeria Ltd trailer, with registration number Abia XA 555 UNC and carrying gravel; three tricycles (Keke NAPEP); and an Abia Line Network Bus.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred near the water side bridge, Ogbor Hill, on the Aba-Ikot Ekpene road.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness at the scene of the accident, said that five of the eight persons who were feared dead were passengers in the three commercial tricycles involved in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Two were passengers in the Abia line bus and another person suspected to be the driver of one of the tricycle were also feared dead.<\/p>\n<p>The eyewitness, who craved anonymity, said the break of the tipper failed while the driver was descending Ogbor hill near Umuoba road junction.<\/p>\n<p>He said the driver lost control and rammed into the Abia Line Network Bus and the three tricycles.<\/p>\n<p>He said the wind screen of the Flour Mill trailer, which was behind the Abia Line bus, was shattered and its bumper was damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Another eyewitness, Mr Chidozie Ndukwe, who could not hide his shock, blamed the driver of the tipper for the accident and accused him of descending the hill on high speed.<\/p>\n<p>He said that several commuters inside the Abia line bus which the tipper rammed into were severely wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Ndukwe said the driver and conductor of the tipper that caused the accident were among the injured persons rushed to various hospitals in the city for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>As at the time of filling this report, the accident had caused traffic gridlock on all roads leading to the scene of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Police, Army, Traffic Warden and Civil Defence who were assisting the victims of the accident, declined comment.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the Umuoba \/ Ogbor Hill junction had witnessed series of fatal accidents that had resulted to loss of innocent lives. 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