A 911 Lorry with registration number XB 751-PHC yesterday being 14th September crushed a mother and her grandchild to death at IKB junction, Ejighinandu near Eke Awka-Etiti along near Nnobi-Ekwulobia express way in Idemili south local government of Anambra state.
The corpses of the victims decapitated, heads crushed and the woman's hand cut off, the children of the woman were crying uncontrollably beside their late mother, while the crowd watched helplessly until Obiano's convoy coming back from a function at mbosi arrived the scene.
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano who could not hold back tears on seeing the gory site ordered his convoy to take the corpses to Our lady of Fatima Mortuary using the convoy Ambulance.
Amidst of shouts "ewooo...Ezigbo nwanyi anaa" from the crowd and under the supervision of the governor, his medical team with the help of his security officers gathered the corpses and took them to the mortuary together with the late woman's son and daughter.
While condoning with the people of Awka-Etiti, Governor Obiano urged them to go about their normal businesses promising to do his best to assuage the pain of the bereaved family.
According to eye witnesses, the "911 Lorry, lost its brakes from Eke Awka-Etiti, and crushed mama Ejima and the baby.
Mama Ejima is a popular widow who sells banana to meet up with existential survival since her husband left her earlier, they added.
We also learnt that the woman just closed for the day and was heading home with her grandchildren before the accident.
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