Imo: How A Truck Crushed 10 Women To Death In Nkwommiri Market
Afnews Editor
May 01, 2021
No fewer than 10 market women were on Saturday afternoon crushed to death when a truck rammed into Nkwommiri market in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State.
The incident also left scores of others wounded.
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The truck was said to have lost its brakes while descending from Anara road towards Orlu.
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It was said to have rammed into women trading on the roadside market parts of the market.
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Village sources told AF NEWS some of the victims were crushed into a nearby river.
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One of them said the community was working with government officials to rescue those trapped.
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Imo police spokesperson Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the death of 10 women.
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