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Three persons, including two female local government workers in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State were on Tuesday, crushed by a fast-moving truck, resulting in their instant death on the spot.
The incident which happened at Abuma, a boundary area of Ugwuakuma, Arochukwu, involved a red Truck which was said to have collided with the motorcycle that was conveying the local government staff to their work place in Arochukwu LGA.
The identities of the accident victims were given as Mr Ajah Ogbu Nnanna who was the motorcyclist while the two female victims were given as Mrs Charity Joshua and Mrs Chikaodi Abel.
The victims were said to be indigenes of Ndiokpo and Obichie communities of Ihechiowa, Arochukwu LGA.
Confirming the sad development, the interim President-General of Ihechiowa Development Union, Mr Ogbonnaya Okoroafor said the bodies of the victims had been evacuated to the mortuary.
There is not yet an official statement about the incident from the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC at the time of this report but Abia State Sector Commander, Ngozi Ezeoma promised to investigate the report before releasing official response to questions from DAILY POST.
Tragedy as truck crushes to death two LG staff heading to work in Abia
