Twelve persons, mostly women, were reportedly killed in a fatal road accident which occurred on Tuesday in Ebonyi State.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the incident happened along the Ezillo axis of the Enugu/Abakaliki expressway.
According to rescue officials, fourteen passengers were involved. Twelve died: ten females and two males. The 2 injured are receiving treatment at AE-FUTHA
Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Ebonyi, Uche Chukwurah, said the accident involved a shuttle bus and truck.
Chukwurah disclosed that 12 out of 14 passengers in the bus died while two injured persons were rushed to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA) for treatment.”
“14 passengers were involved. 12 died: 10 females and 2 males. The 2 injured are receiving treatment at AE-FUTHA”, she said.
The bus was a private University shuttle bus that plied Abakaliki town to Ishieke and the Permanent site campuses of Ebonyi State University (EBSU).
The pictures of the accident with the bus which was marked EBSU Bus Service caused panic among the university community.
However, earlier reports that the victims are Students of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) have been debunked as false.
A reliable source noted that the while the accident involved one of EBSU Shuttle Buses the Passengers were not Students of EBSU.
The source explained that the passengers had hired the Bus for a separate (non-academic) trip.
It was gathered that the passengers, who are mostly women, hired the bus to convey them to an event outside the state believed to be a burial.