My Neighborhood Watch #111 - Reporting Events Around us
A truck collides with a tricycle, hits electric pole at Opobo road, Aba.
An accident involving a truck carrying sand and a tricycle has collided at Opobo road, one of the popular roads in Aba. Reports has it that, the passengers in the tricycle sustained various degrees of injuries and been rushed to the hospital.
As at the time of my reporting, no death has been reported but the passengers are said to be in severe pain in the hospital. The driver of the truck is also in serious pain as he was quickly taken to the hospital by people who were around the scene of the accident.
The accident occurred as a result of the truck break failure. After smashing the tricycle it moved uncontrollably and hit the electric pole by the side of the road, as it could be seen in the picture.
There was also disruption in electricity supply in the area as the pole was affected. Some people living around the area were saying that the truck driver even though in the hospital, would pay for damages caused by his truck as soon as he comes out of the hospital.
It is sad to note that most of the trucks plying the roads are not in a good working condition. Most of them do not have a good and functional breaks, yet they are allowed to move on roads.
Road users would continue to be at risk if vehicles are not checked and certified to be in a good working function. It comes to my knowledge that, there is an agency established to conduct checks and certify vehicle fit before they ply the roads. I believe that one of the reasons for establishing this agency is to prevent this kind of accident.
The road traffic agency should in collaboration with the ministry of transportation, should as a matter of urgency, rise up to their responsibility and ensure that vehicles are subjected serious checks to curtail the rate of accidents and consequent loss of lives and properties.
I just pray that the four passengers who were in tricycle including the driver, survives in the hospital.
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