Eleven drown as bus plunges into river

Eleven persons, including two children died on Thursday night in
Abak local government area of Akwa Ibom State when a bus conveying
passengers from Port Harcourt to Uyo, plunged in river near the
Nigerian Army Barracks, Ibagwa.
All, except two of the occupants drowned.
It was gathered that the Toyota Hiace bus with registration number
Lagos, FJK 911 XE belonging to To & Fro Transport Company was hit by a
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) making it to plunged into the river.
Witnesses told The Nation that the SUV was on top speed and its
driver was apparently trying to avoid a bad spot leading to its
collision with the bus.
On realizing the calamity he caused, the driver abandoned his vehicle and
took to his heels while the helpless onlookers could do nothing about
the bus which had sunk immediately it fell off the bridge.
It was not until Friday afternoon that the state police command in
conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) went with a crane
from the construction giant, Julius Berger to haul out the vehicle
with all the dead.