Twenty-one members of United Evangelical Church, Abayi Worldwide, in Aba, Abia State have been rushed to the Abia State College Educating Hospital, Aba, after a fast-paced Lexus Sports activities Utility Automobile crashed into their highway parade.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday alongside Aba-Owerri highway at about 6 pm, came about when the ladies and a few members of the church’s Boys Brigade band have been doing a sensitisation highway stroll about Worldwide Ladies’s Day Celebration.
The accident, which introduced the sensitisation parade to an abrupt finish, left 21 members of the church in peril.
reporter learnt that most of the victims, together with a pregnant girl, suffered damaged legs, palms, head accidents, whereas some others suffered different types of inside accidents.
The pastor in control of the church, Nnamdi Kelvin, who was weeping contained in the hospital concerning the incident, stated that the members have been hit by the automobile from behind, describing the incident as reckless and horrible.
In the meantime, a few of the injured individuals who spoke in deep ache, appealed to the Abia State authorities to save lots of their lives by offering monetary assist to allow them obtain the wanted medical assist.
4 different victims have been rushed to an undisclosed personal hospital by their family members.
The driving force of the Jeep, who allegedly blamed the accident on brake failure, has been arrested and handed over to the World Financial institution Police station, Abayi.
