Three of the victims involved in the Tanker accident which occurred at Upper Iweka axis of Onitsha last week have been discharged with four others still receiving treatment.
ABS correspondence Faith Onyemuche was at Toronto Hospital where the victims were admitted and reports that
the survivors of the accident admitted at Toronto Hospital were responding to treatment as confirmed by the Manager Toronto Hospital Mr Osy Mbelu and a doctor at the hospital Dr. Bosah Aduba.
In an interview, they said among the seventeen person brought to the hospital, Eight were dead on arrival, two were lost within the week as they sustianed serious injury from the accident leaving seven alive.
Among the seven survivors three has been discharged while four are still at the hospital receiving treatment.
Speaking to ABS, one of the survivors Mr. Clement Jackson said he was coming from Imo state and was about boarding keke to his destination when it happened.
He said he broke his leg in attempt to escape from the tanker which has already crushed the keke he was in.
On his part, a relation to one of the victims Mr Damian Agwunwa said his sister, Mrs Lilian Nwankwor was hawking cashew along the Upper Iweka axis where the incident occurred.
He expressed gratitude to God for sparing the live of his sister as well as the hospital management for the efficient medical care.
However the ugly incident that claimed several lives leaving many others injured has forced petty traders along Upper Iweka axis to have a rethink on road side trading which the state government frowns at.
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