9 year old crushed to death by Trailer in Anambra

A nine -year - old girl was , yesterday, crushed at
Afor–Nkpo -New Tarzan axis , near Onitsha ,
Anambra State by a liquor haulage van, which
injured 24 others .
The girl was said to be returning from an
errand when she met her death . According to
an eyewitness , the lorry driver was shouting
from afar to alert people that his breaks were
faulty, only for the vehicle to slam into a spot
where people were gathered, killing the girl on
the spot .
“ The driver could not control the situation and
he immediately jumped out alongside the
conductor. The lorry hit one L300 inside the
waterway ; smashed the little girl and rammed
into a hair -dressing saloon, ” Vanguard quoted
the eyewitness to have said .
The lorry also trapped an aged man under its
tyre, while the owner of the hair dressing
saloon managed to run away , leaving her five-
year -old child behind who was fortunate and
did not get hurt . The old man ’s legs were
reportedly shattered .
The lorry, with number plate XA 424- AAH
( Anambra) had full load of lager beer beverage
at the time of the accident.
The body of the 9- year -old victim had since
been deposited at Eyi Enu Hospital Mortuary,
Ogidi.
By chibabynaija1