14-year-old survives as family of five dies in Imo road accident

A 14-year-old girl has reportedly survived a fatal motor accident on Wednesday in which her parents and two siblings died, in Owerri, Imo state. 

Prince Mekoyor, a neighbour to the accident victims, told journalists that the incident happened when the family of five was riding on two separate motorcycles and a vehicle which lost control rammed into them.

The late father of the survivor whose name was given as Arthur, alongside his wife, died on the spot while their house girl and two sons later died in a hospital.

“The ugly incident happened on Wednesday along Maternity Road junction Nekede in Owerri, the Imo state capital while they were returning home on the family windy motorcycle,” Mekoyor said.

“Arthur was riding on the family windy with his wife and the last born when a young boy carrying RX 330 Lexus lost control of his vehicle and rammed into them.

“The news of Arthur’s death and his family is most saddening. It was very tragic that only the little baby survived it while the rest died.

“Arthur has only one hand and was to represent Nigeria in a disabled badminton competition in the USA on August 14. He runs a restaurant with his family at Polytechnic junction Owerri. He is my neighbour at Wethral road Owerri. I can’t bear this pain.”

TheCable also learnt that a motorcyclist who was riding in the same lane at the time of the accident was also killed.

When contacted, Henry Okoye, the Imo police spokesperson, said the Nekede DPO was yet to brief the command as to whether the driver was arrested.