Tragedy as 20 passengers die after tipper rams into 18-seater bus in Imo

In a devastating incident on Tuesday, November 5, over 20 people tragically lost their lives in a severe road accident along the Njaba Bridge in Imo State.

The collision, involving a tipper truck and an 18-seater commercial bus, has left the local community and the nation in shock.

Eyewitnesses report that the tipper truck driver was attempting to avoid a large pothole when he swerved into the opposite lane, resulting in a head-on collision with the oncoming bus.

This tragic misjudgment led to the deaths of all 18 passengers on board, including the driver and two conductors.

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The impact left the tipper driver critically injured and unconscious, with witnesses at the scene describing the heart-wrenching sight of bodies trapped beneath the twisted wreckage.

Local emergency responders worked tirelessly to recover the victims, moving some bodies to a nearby morgue while the wreckage was being cleared.

“Many people were trapped under the wrecked vehicles, as passersby assisted removing the bodies from the vehicles while those recovered were taken to the mortuary,” he said.