JUST-IN: Tragedy as At least seven feared dead as trailer rams into buses at IMSU Junction.

JUST-IN: Tragedy as At least seven feared dead as trailer rams into buses at IMSU Junction.

No fewer than seven persons were crashed to death by a moving trailer after it rammed into buses at Imo State University (IMSU) junction in Owerri, on Saturday night, May 18. 

It was gathered that about 20 people were hit after the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle due to suspected brake failure.

Leadership reports that the heavy duty truck was driving against traffic and eventually rammed into three mini buses with full load of nine passengers each.

Some of the victims were rushed to the Federal University of Technology Hospital Owerri (FUTHO) for treatment, while seven other confirmed dead had been deposited at the morgue.