Passengers feared dead, injured as billboard falls on tricycles in Abia
A tall and large billboard collapsed on some tricycles carrying passengers in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday, resulting in injuries to many passengers, with some feared dead.
The incident happened in the afternoon at the Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre during a rainfall that came with strong winds.
A resident who witnessed the incident said that some tricycles carrying passengers were trapped under the heavy billboard, resulting in the death of some of the passengers on the spot, while those alive groaned and called for help.
No official confirmation has been made by concerned authorities about the incident or the actual number of casualties at the time of filing this report, but engineers and other sympathising residents of Aba who arrived at the scene pulled out the victims from under the billboard.
DAILY POST learnt that the injured passengers have been rushed to the hospital for treatment, while those who died were taken to the mortuary.
