Unidentified
body of Lady who drowned but the male Driver survived when a Camry Saloon Car plunged
into the River of Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG, Road, Port Harcourt at
about 9pm on Monday night of September 16 was recovered today with the help of
a crane owned by Julius Berger.
The ill-fated car with a female passenger trapped in it was pulled out by Julius Berger Crane
It was
learnt that the Lady was stuck inside the ill-fated Toyota Camry Car.
The actual
cause of the accident was not immediately known.
However, an
Eyewitnesses around the area of the accident said that the Driver of the Car
may have his vision blurred by smoky truck in front of him and in a desperate
attempt to steer off it, he skidded into the River close to the Nkpogu bridge.
The unidentified
Driver was able to swim to safety but the female occupant drowned.
Before the
rescue operation, the accident scene was condoned off and traffic diverted back
to Amadi Flats, Rainbow Town in Trans Amadi through Nkpogu bridge.
As expected,
the rescue operation attracted a huge spectacle as onlookers gathered to catch
a glimpse as Security Agencies monitor the recovery of the ill-fated car by
Julius Berger’s Crane, today, September 16.
The Driver
was said to be in an undisclosed hospital for medical attention while body of
female occupant has been deposited at the morgue.