IT WAS A BLOODY THURSDAY As Tanker Crushed 15 Army Day Secondary School Pupils To Death In Delta.
There was a big tragedy in Delta state as no fewer than 15 students of the Army Day Secondary School, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State were crushed to death by a petrol tanker.
Eyewitness account revealed that the incident which occurred at about 3pm on Thursday 8th July saw the driver of the tanker laden with petroleum product who was on top speed along the highway suddenly lost control and due to brake failure had to run over some of the pupils who were walking home after school.
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Toktok9ja Media learned that the tanker had to crush everything along its way including the school children who usually trekked home in groups and finally hitting the wall that wedged it to a stop before it fell on one of its sides.
While about eight (8) lifeless bodies were seen along the expressway, some of the students who were critically wounded were either rushed to the nearby Army and Navy hospitals close to the scene of the accident.
It is however not yet certain how many bodies were trapped under the fallen tanker as efforts were still being made to shift the tanker from its present position, but according to source the numbers of deaths was 15.
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In a swift response to the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ekpan Police station, CSP Bulus Musa, had to immediately dispatch a rescue team to the scene in order to restore normalcy.
The DPO and his men had to work extra hard to ensure the gridlock that almost resorted into another stampede in the area was ease off by ensuring free vehicular and passengers movement along the highway.
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Sources hinted that the DPO had to order the evacuation of the corpses to a nearby mortuary while efforts to salvage the tanker continued as part of an effort to rescue more victims or recover dead bodies.
The Ag. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Edafe Bright Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation.
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IT WAS A BLOODY THURSDAY As Tanker Crushed 15 Army Day Secondary School Pupils To Death In Delta.
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