13 wedding guests including groom’s brother, sister-in-law perish in fatal accident in Rivers (PHOTOS)

Not less than 13 marriage ceremony company have died and lots of others injured in a fatalm accident in Etche Native Authorities Space of Rivers State.

 

The crash involving a Coaster bus stuffed with passengers and a truck occurred near Akpoku- Udufor neighborhood on Sunday, September 26.

One Nice Missionary, who shared pictures from the scene stated the bus was conveying passengers from Afara neighborhood in Etche to a neighborhood within the neighbouring Imo State for the normal marriage between one Chief Ambrose Igbokwe Nwuzi and his third wife.

In response to The Nation, lower than half-hour after the bus took off, it collided with a truck killing over 13 of its passengers.

It was gathered that the neighborhood was nonetheless in shock as deceased individuals had been stated to be largely mother and father.

A supply from the world, who recognized himself merely as Chibuike stated the 2 autos had a head-on collision.

Chibuike blamed the accident on overspeeding, including that after the collision, the bus sommersaulted many time.

He stated the youthful brother to the groom and his wife had been among the many lifeless casualties.

He stated whereas 11 individuals died on the spot whereas two others died on their solution to the hospital.

Spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident, nonetheless, stated 5 copses had been recovered from the scene.

“Sure, I’m conscious of it. 5 our bodies had been recovered from the scene and deposited on the hospital. Some individuals with accidents had been taken to the hospital. I don’t know if there have been extra deaths.” he acknowledged.