At least five people were feared dead and several others injured in a road accident on Monday near the Ebonyi State University (EBSU) permanent site at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The accident involved a commercial bus heading from Benue to Onitsha and a 911 truck loaded with sachet water from Enugu to Abakaliki.
Eyewitnesses attributed the crash to the truck’s brake failure, alleging that a police checkpoint at Ishieke also worsened the situation.
However, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, gave a different account, confirming that two people died, while the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment.