Tragedy: Water tanker crushes 5 schoolchildren in Ebonyi
By FELIX UKAH, Abakaliki
It turned tragic in Oshiri, a town in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State as five pupils of St Michaels Schools Oshiri were crushed to death by a water tanker.
It occurred at Onu Nworie Egu Oshiri, involved a water tanker suspected to belong to C- Sagas project Nigeria Limited.
The school children were identified as Davis Nworie – six years old, Prosper Ogudu – seven years old, Tochukwu Nwankwo – six years old, Ada Igwe, female six years old and little Peace Ifeanyichukwu – three years old.
According to reports, they were returning home from school when the tragedy struck.
The pupils are from Amaokpara village Oshiri.
Sources alleged that the driver of the tanker after the accident did not stop for which reason youths of the area went after him, and lynched both the driver and the conductor to death at Onicha Igbeze a nearby community after Oshiri.
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ebonyi Command DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the accident and said the children were confirmed dead by a doctor in a hospital.
She said the body of the driver and the conductor were recovered and deposited at Onicha General Hospital but no member of the families have come to the station since the tragedy occurred.
“Yesterday, through a distress call the DPO of Onicha was contacted, said that an accident happened killing five school children and angry youths attacked the driver and killed him.
“The driver Ewa Innocent is from Ameka Ikwo while the conductor Ojim Danis of Agharazo, Iyiemgu Izzi are all lying in the mortuary.”
She urged drivers to drive with caution especially in the ember months. (Daily Independent)
