6 feared dead as car skids off road, rams into passersby in P-Harcourt

PORT HARCOURT— No fewer than six people have lost their lives at Eliozu area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, when a car skidded off the road and crashed into passersby on the walkway. The tragic incident happened Monday.

It was gathered that the car was on high-speed when the driver lost control and skidded off the road into the victims.

It was learned that the car knocked down electric poles before pushing on to kill the said victims.

It was gathered that the driver of the car and its occupants, who were young boys, alleged to be “Yahoo boys” had hurriedly ran out of the vehicle and escaped from the scene.

A source, who witnessed the incident, said after the incident that six people were found lifeless on the ground, the police from Rumuokoro Special Area arrived the scene and picked the bodies, as well as the car involved in the accident.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said three of the victims have been confirmed dead, while the other three were currently receiving treatment in a hospital.

Iringe-Koko said: “According to the report, it was three people that were confirmed dead while three of them are in the hospital receiving treatment.

“The driver of the car escaped while the vehicle has been impounded and is now at the police station. We have also commenced investigation to get those involved.”