Another prospective member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has d!ed from injuries sustained in a road accident which occurred enroute to the orientation camp in Ebonyi State.
LIB reported that the accident happened along the Okposi axis in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
The victims had boarded a bus belonging to Enugu North Mass Transit and were heading to the NYSC camp in Afikpo local government area of the state when the vehicle rammed into a truck beside the road.
One of the corps members d!ed at the scene of the accident, on Wednesday, while her colleagues were taken to the King David Umahi University Teaching Hospital Uburu in Ohanzara local government area of the state.
The hospital spokesman, Mr. Agwu Nwogo, who confirmed the sad development in a statement on Friday, January 24, disclosed that three more victims, including another corps member have passed away.
According to the statement, 13 victims were rushed to the hospital around 3pm on Wednesday, by military personnel, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, and other responders.
Upon arrival, two victims succumbed to their injuries, two were transferred to the surgical ward, while the others were admitted to the accident and emergency ward.
“Notably, one corps member escaped without injuries, while the driver sustained severe cervical injuries,” he said.
“And the total number of deaths from the accident are now four, this include two prospective corps members.
“Also, other survivals are now recuperating, and the hospital officials are optimistic about their chances of full recovery,”