Seventeen people, including a commercial bus driver and two conductors, have reportedly died in a road accident in Imo State.
Witnesses said the accident occurred on Tuesday when a tipper truck collided with an 18-seater commercial bus along Orlu Road in Owerri, the state capital.
A witness explained that the tipper driver was attempting to avoid a pothole when he swerved off his lane and crashed into the bus, resulting in the deaths of everyone on board.
The tipper driver reportedly sustained severe injuries and was unconscious.
A resident stated that some bodies of the victims were trapped under the wrecked vehicles, while others were recovered and taken to a morgue.
Okoye Henry, police spokesperson in Imo, was not immediately available for comment when contacted (by TheCable) for more information on the accident.
In May, about 15 people died and many others were injured after a truck crashed into four buses at the Imo State University (IMSU) junction in Owerri.
Witnesses said the truck collided with vehicles coming from the opposite direction due to a brake failure in the Ugwu-Orji area.
