By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Ten women have been confirmed dead after an accident involving a truck occurred in a market in Imo State.
NatureNews gathered that the truck lost its brakes and crushed the women who were trading on a roadside market in Nkwommiri in the Nwangele Local Government Area of the state.
According to the Punch, the truck which was navigating through a hill lost brake killing the women after ramming on other vehicles.
A youth leader in the village, Adolphus, said that some of the victims were crushed into a nearby river.
He said, “The worst has happened here. A truck that lost its brakes has killed women trading on the road at Nkwommir.”
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that while the rescue mission was ongoing, two persons had been confirmed dead.
NatureNews reports that as at the time of filing the report, the truck is yet go be evacuated from the road.