Two brothers crushed by hit-and-run driver in Ebonyi

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 12 months celebration.

The 2 victims had been crushed to demise at about 7:30am on Thursday whereas they had been ridding on a motorbike locally by a Toyota Corolla automobile with Ebonyi State authorities registration number-Ebonyi 241-EBGH on a excessive pace.

The our bodies of the victims had 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 driving force of the Corolla automobile, ran out of the automotive and ran approach when the incident occurred.

“This catastrophe was attributable to 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 primarily based siblings who simply returned died this fashion,” one of many eyewitnesses mentioned.

In the meantime, the tragedy threw residents of the world into mourning. Minutes after the incident, a staff of policemen from the state police command, arrived the scene and evacuated the corpses.

The policemen additionally carried the Corolla automotive to their station.

Efforts to achieve Ebonyi State Sector Commander of Federal Street Security Fee for feedback on the time of this report weren’t profitable.