A fully loaded passenger bus plunged into a river along a flooded bridge in Rivers state. The incident happened on Tuesday (yesterday) along (Akala Olu) Okogbe-Mbiama axis, East-West road of Ahoada West local government area of the state. .
It was gathered that an earlier attempt to rescue the passengers was difficult due to the high level of the flood and water current in the region. A call was made to the general public who alerted local divers, officers of the Nigerian police force. and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). .
With the help of these people, the bus was lifted from deep inside the water with the aid of a volunteered self-loader. According to reports, some passengers have been rescued. Seven passengers were rescued unconscious and rushed to a hospital...
It was also disclosed that some passengers are still missing as the rescue mission continues.It was claimed that the passengers were loaded from Choba area of Rivers state to Bayelsa without a manifest.
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