No fewer than 16 persons lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred on Njaba Bridge in the Njaba local government area of Imo State on Tuesday.
The bridge, which is located on the Owerri-Orlu Expressway, has narrow edges and has claimed several lives in the past.
An eyewitness said the commercial vehicle lost control and crashed into the river after it had rammed headlong into the railings and eventually into the river.
Due to the jammed sitting arrangement in the bus and the attendant panic, the passengers were discovered dead when public-spirited people ran there for rescue operations.
The Imo State Police Command was yet to confirm the incident as of press time.
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