How 7UP Bottling Truck Buried Girl Alive

A truck belonging 7UP bottling company buried a girl alive after crashed, heaping its content on the yet-to-be-identified girl.

The incident took place at about 8:30pm at the Orji/Okigwe road, few metres before the entrance of the Imo State University (IMSU) over the weekend.

According to report, the truck fully loaded with drinks was coming from Orji when the driver lost control, crushing other cars in the process, before it finally toppled over. Two pedestrians were said to have died while several others were left with injuries.

An eyewitness said, "I was there and saw when some of the drinks started falling from the truck as the driver battled to bring it under control. But it skidded off the dual carriage way and fell with a thunderous sound."
The driver of the truck escaped unhurt but deserted the scene immediately for for fear of mob attack.

However, a combined team of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and police as well as officials of the state government were said to have arrived the scene,and conveyed the injured victims to an undisclosed hospital.