Barely 72 hours after a
haulage truck rammed into a family car killing husband, wife, and first son and
leaving three other children severely injured in Awka, Anambra State, a bus on
Wednesday crushed three children of same parents who were returning from
school.The heartbreaking incident
which took place at Nnokwa, Idemili south local government area of the state
threw the entire town into mourning as people especially mothers and children
wailed uncontrollably at the sight of blood and lifeless bodies of the
children.
The victims, Ukamaka,
Ogochukwu and Ezinne with their brother Chimezie who was the only one that
survived the accident were said be returning from school, St. Stephen’s Nursery
and Primary School, Nnokwa between 1.30 and 2pm on Wednesday when they met
their end in the unfortunate accident.
According to an eyewitness,
Ukamaka died on the spot; Ogochukwu, male, died on the way to Iyielu Hospital
and Ezinne died at a nearby Chinoso Hospital while Chimezie was being treated
at Iyielu Hospital, Ogidi before he was discharged on Thursday evening against
medical advice.
Reacting to the incident,
the Vicar of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Nnokwa and Chairman of St. Stephen’s
Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools, Rev. Canon Charles Oraelosi described
it as a tragedy and prayed that God would see the grieving parents through.
He said, “I feel so bad,
it is a tragic occurrence. The pupils were going home when they came in contact
with this sad incident that took away the lives of three of them from the same
family. Four of them were going home from school, one is Primary 5, the oldest,
she was taking them back home, I don’t know what happened to that bus driver,
he suddenly crushed the children .
One of them died on the
spot, the other three were rushed to the hospital. Two died remaining one who
is recuperating in the hospital.
The driver, he said had
reported himself to the police and was in police custody as the angry mob would
have descended on him.
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