Twenty six persons were confirmed dead on Friday in an accident that occurred at the Oji-River junction, Enugu state.
A police bulletin signed be the spokesman of the Enugu state police command, Ebere Amaraizu said the accident took place along the old Enugu-Onitsha road.
Police said the tragedy "occurred when a lorry conveying gravel allegedly failed brake and lost control thereby killing people within the popular wonderful market."
It said investigations have commenced to find out the real death toll as well as numbers of the injured as well as the likely cause of the alleged incident.
Via: The Nation
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