ABSU Students escape death as truck loses control.

 

Tragedy was averted earlier Friday when a truck carrying gravels hit another vehicle conveying students of the Abia State University (ABSU) from St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Owerri road to campus. The accident occurred in Okigwe axis.

The driver of the truck was said to be driving on the wrong lane when it lost control.

An eye-witness told CAMPUSLIFE that the driver took the wrong lane to escape gullies on the road. “Even though the bad spots on the road might have made him to take the other lane, one cannot deny the fact that the driver was also reckless,” the eyewitness said.

The truck smashed part of the students’ vehicle before it rammed into the premises of a new generation bank.

CAMPUSLIFE gathered that exhaust of the truck broke the glass of the building, causing thick smoke to fill the banking hall. The driver and his assistant were said to have died at the of this report.

Eye witnesses praised the driver for not killing the students.

Chuks Ukabuilu, a 300-Level student of Nursing, said he was grateful that his laptop was not damaged.

“I thought my laptop would be crushed because the truck was on it. It is a miracle that nothing happened to it,” he said.

Students who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE decried the poor state of the road. “We are happy and grateful with what the state government is doing in Okigwe especially on road projects. However, we will be happier if the government can quickly finish the road projects to avoid further accidents,’’ a student who did not want to be named, said.

Source: TheNation