A tragic road accident occurred on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, resulting in one fatality. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement released on Tuesday.
According to Assistant Route Commander Martins Chime, the FRSC spokesperson, a truck with registration number XP633JJ experienced brake failure. This led to the truck colliding with a tricycle (without a number plate) on the Port Harcourt/Aba Express Road. Tragically, a young female passenger in the tricycle lost her life.
The accident took place around 3 p.m. at the busy Oil Mill Junction. Four other passengers in the tricycle were fortunate to escape unharmed as they quickly disembarked when they saw the approaching truck.
Upon arriving at the scene, FRSC officials discovered that officers from the Elimgbu Police Division had already removed the deceased and transported them to a morgue in Port Harcourt.
An eyewitness account corroborated the cause of the accident as brake failure, which ultimately caused the uncontrollable collision between the truck and the tricycle.
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