But to be recognized brothers who’re natives of Obegu-Aba, Ozibo in Ebonyi Native Authorities Space of Ebonyi State, have misplaced their lives throughout an auto crash within the early hours of the brand new yr celebration.
The 2 victims have been crushed to loss of life at about 7:30am on Thursday whereas they have been ridding on a motorbike locally by a Toyota Corolla car with Ebonyi State authorities registration number-Ebonyi 241-EBGH on a excessive pace.
The our bodies of the victims have been severed from their our bodies within the tragedy whereas their mate mannequin motorbike was broken past restore.
Some eyewitnesses together with Igwe Samuel and Otozi Chekwube reported that the motive force of the Corolla car, ran out of the automobile and ran manner when the incident occurred.
“This catastrophe was brought on by the hit-and-run driver who was on a really excessive pace with out contemplating different street customers. It’s unlucky that these two Lagos based mostly siblings who simply returned died this fashion,” one of many eyewitnesses mentioned.
In the meantime, the tragedy threw residents of the realm into mourning. Minutes after the incident, a group of policemen from the state police command, arrived the scene and evacuated the corpses.
The policemen additionally carried the Corolla automobile to their station.
Efforts to achieve Ebonyi State Sector Commander of Federal Highway Security Fee for feedback on the time of this report weren’t profitable.
