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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A fatal accident has claimed seven lives in Owerri and left about four persons severely injured.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the accident happened on Thursday between Nworie River and Mbari Kitchen, Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness account said the tragedy involved a truck carrying diesel and two mini commercial buses carrying some passengers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe diesel tanker which was coming from Control Post, met slow traffic within Nworie River and Mbari Kitchen area. Suddenly, a prison warden, who was inside the prisons van behind the tanker, brought out a gun, and hit the tanker driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the driver tried to dodge the hit, he lost control and ran into two mini commercial buses and killed seven passengers at a spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eyewitness said that the victims would have survived the road mishap if there was a quick response team from the government.<\/p>\n

Further reports revealed that the driver of the truck ran away as well as the prison wardens.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, phone calls put across to the Fire Service and other rescue agencies for intervention proved futile.<\/p>\n

Some of the victims were later taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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