Anthony Iwuoma
A family of six has much to thank God for their miraculous survival of a freak accident when a petroleum tanker fell on top of their car in Aba, Abia State.
It was gathered that a yet unidentified man was on his way to church with his family members when a tanker that was trying to meander through a bad portion of the road, lost bearing and fell on top of the his car adjacent Star Paper Mill on Aba-Owerri road.
However, people were awestruck, as all family members came out unscathed, but for the man, who was pulled out of the car with some scratches on his legs.
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“It was miraculous that the whole family survived the accident, not to talk of coming out of their car unscathed; it an only be God,” an eyewitness told Daily Sun.
“Some of us who watched the tanker on the car, thought all the family members had died, only to find out that before we could come for their rescue, they had come out of the car unaided.
“It was only their father we tried to pull out of the wreckage, but as God may have it, nothing serious happened to him.”
The incident was said to have caused hours of serious gridlock on the ever-busy Aba/Owerri Road.
Road accidents have claimed several lives in Nigeria in recent times due mainly to deplorable roads, carelessness and poorly maintained vehicles.
In Bauchi State, for instance, no fewer than 16 persons were feared killed in multiple accidents at the weekend.
Bauchi State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the incident, adding that the accident occurred in Bambal village on Kano-Jama’are Road.
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Abdullahi said the accident, which he blamed on speeding, involved an articulated truck and a commercial Toyota Hummer bus.
He added that some people were burnt beyond recognition inside the Hummer bus.
He said: “Sixteen people are involved in the crash comprising 10 males and six females and all the people onboard lost their lives to the crash.
“The Hummer bus burst into flames after it ran into the truck and no single soul survived the crash”
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has repeatedly warned road users to make safety a priority while driving.
