FUEL TANKER CRASH KILLS DRIVER , INJURES 2

                  By Peter Okutu

ABAKALIKI— The driver of a tanker carrying petroleum
product that fell at Onueke in Ezza South Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State, while negotiating a
bend on the highway, reportedly died, as two of his
conductors are currently lying in critical conditions at a
hospital in Abakaliki.
The Ebonyi State Command of Nigeria Security and
Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, weekend, confirmed
through its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odimpa Paul,
that the driver of the tanker died on the spot.
Paul stated that men and officers of the Corps
condoned off the scene of the incident to enable their
men protect lives and properties in the area and stop
people from scooping the product until another vehicle
arrived for trans-loading.
According to him, the number plates of the tanker were
Abuja BWR 969 XC, and it was carrying 40 litres of
AGO, otherwise known as diesel, from Port Harcourt en
route Makurdi.
He said: “The tanker fell while trying to negotiate a
bend along Abakaliki-Afikpo Expressway.
“People are at the scene, but the area has been
condoned off. Of the three conductors accompanying
the tanker, only one of them was unhurt, while two
others are in critical conditions.”