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…As Drivers, Passengers, Ors Severely Injured
By David Sambo
In just 16 days to Christmas, a headlong collision involving a stationary truck and truck from Calabar with a full load of granite occurred in Abak, Akwa Ibom State.
According to an eye witness, the incident occurred this morning around 4:30am kilometer four Abak Ikot Abasi road near Ibagwa Cantonment as the driver of the truck from Calabar reportedly dozed off while on the steering. According to the eye witness, there was no death but the two drivers and their conductors were badly injured as the vehicles were damaged.
Local rescuers who narrated the story to Century Newsfront said they were doing their best to rescue the drivers who were trapped in the trucks. As at the press time, there was no rescue team from the government but a call to the PPRO, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mac Don who got the description of the location, promised to dispatch a police rescue team immediately.
