Tragedy
struck yesterday as a truck crushed a couple and passersby to death while on
their way to Church in Makurdi, Benue state.
The
incident, according to an eyewitness, said occurred around 10.45am at Modern
Market Junction, Makurdi.
The
third person was said to be coming out of the Church when he met untimely
death.
According to the witness, the couples were
riding on their personal motorcycle to the Church when the truck crushed them,
including the passersby.
Report
gathered that the driver of the truck with registration number, XB 969 GBK, was
heading to an undisclosed destination when he lost control at the Modern Market
junction in attempt to escape hitting a car.
The
truck, equally hit another unidentified lady who just closed from Church
service, the eyewitness said, adding that the driver of the truck escaped
immediately the accident occurred.
“Actually,
the driver didn’t intentionally crushed the victims to death, but the whole
thing happened when he tried not to hit the driver with the smaller car, who
happened to be a learner, but with five were persons inside the car, then,
unfortunately, the truck driver lost control and ran into the couple and the
passerby which resulted to their untimely death.”
“However,
nothing happened to the driver, but the motorbike carrying the couple was
grounded to pieces together with the death bodies,” he said.
The
remains of the victims were evacuated by the Nigeria police and taken to morgue
at Federal Medical Centre Makurdi.
When
our correspondent visited the FMC mortuary, a man who identified himself as
Edem Obaah and senior brother to the late retired police officer identified the
couple.
According
to him, “the deceased is my younger brother. He is Patrick Obaah and his late
wife Janet Obaah, while am Edem Obaah. In fact, Patrick just retired from
active service last month. I’m also a police officer still serving.
“I
was inside Church when his first daughter called and I quickly ran out to
answer the call, only for her to inform me that her father and mother were
involved in accident. On reaching there, I saw their bodies and I called the
police. When the police came, I was able to identify the bodies of my brother
and his wife but we are yet to trace the owner of the Truck.”
The
Police Public Relation Officer, Benue state Command, ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed
the accident.
Yamu
said ‘there was an accident involving a motorbike and a truck where husband and
wife died on a spot.”
Their
remains have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre morgue in Makurdi
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