A female prospective corps member died in an accident while on her way to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Afikpo North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.
The deceased was among a group of 12 prospective corps members in a 14-seater bus involved in the accident.
The female corps member, whose identity could not be determined at the time of filing this report, was said to have died as a result of injuries incurred, while her colleagues and other passengers were injured to varying degrees.
According to sources, the corps members boarded the bus in Enugu on their way to the NYSC orientation camp in Afikpo town for their three-week oriental training when it lost control and collided with a parked truck on the road.
They are thought to be possible corps members for the 2024 Batch C Stream II class.
Residents and security personnel pulled them from the wrecked bus and sent them to the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS) for treatment.
Ebonyi state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Igwe Henry, confirmed the accident.
He, however, said he has no details of casualties as the victims were rescued before his officers got to the scene.
He said: ” At the time our men from Amasiri Unit Command got the information and got to the scene, the victims had been rescued.
“However, the crash occurred at about 14.00 hours. The route was Amasiri-Okiigwe which they call Amenu village in Okposi.
“Two vehicles were involved, one was a Toyota commercial bus, grey colour and the other was a Mercedes-Benz tipper (truck), a commercial Mercedes-Benz tipper, the regular Tipper that you see around,” he stated.
Ebonyi State Coordinator of NYSC, Foluke Oladeinde, said she was in a state of shock.
“I am not in the right frame of mind to talk now. I am in the hospital now. Yes the accident occurred but I can’t talk right now,” she said.
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