Eight passengers rescued as 14-seater bus plunges into river
Wed Oct 17, 2018 09:00:am National
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At least eight people were rescued from a river in Okogbe-Mbiama end of the East-West Road in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, when a bus they were travelling in crashed into the river.
It is believed the drive of the 14-seater Hiace bus had lost control just as the bus skidded off a bridge into the river.
A search for other occupant of the bus is still ongoing, though the bus has been reportedly recovered by the police.
A source told PunchNG, "The 14-seater bus was fully loaded. It plunged into river along the East-West Road. My heart is broken. This accident was caused by the flood."
meanwhile the paper reports that the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said the eight persons rescued from the crash had been taken to a hospital while the police and local divers continued to search for other passengers.
He added that bus was en route Yenagoa, from Port harcourt.
It is believed the drive of the 14-seater Hiace bus had lost control just as the bus skidded off a bridge into the river.
A search for other occupant of the bus is still ongoing, though the bus has been reportedly recovered by the police.
A source told PunchNG, "The 14-seater bus was fully loaded. It plunged into river along the East-West Road. My heart is broken. This accident was caused by the flood."
meanwhile the paper reports that the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said the eight persons rescued from the crash had been taken to a hospital while the police and local divers continued to search for other passengers.
He added that bus was en route Yenagoa, from Port harcourt.
"Eight persons have been rescued. The bus was travelling from Port Harcourt to Yenagoa. The search is still on to know if there are other passengers left in the river," Omoni said.
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