A crippled teenage boy whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was
\nreportedly crushed to death by an articulated vehicle while begging for
\nalms at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state.<\/p>\n
The sister to the deceased who was pushing him on a wheel chair, was
\nsaid to have escaped death by whiskers as she abandoned him and ran for
\nher life.<\/p>\n
It was learnt that the driver of the ill-fated 40-feet tanker which had
\nearlier loaded its liquid content, reportedly rammed into them following
\nbrake failure.<\/p>\n
An eye witness who simply identified himself as Uchenna, said the truck
\nwas descending the Onitsha Asaba expressway from Army barracks axis when
\nhe suddenly lost control and skidded off the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt rammed into commuters waiting along the road to board vehicles to
\ntheir various destinations.<\/p>\n
\u201cScores sustained injuries while the crippled who could not escape like
\nothers, was knocked down and died on the spot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Narrating her ordeal, the deceased sister lamented the difficulty in
\ntracing the parents, saying it was the deceased that was more familiar
\nwith the terrain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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