200-level ABSU student crushed to d3ath in Abia road accident

A fatal road accident has claimed the life of Ifeanyi Mmesoma Miracle, a 200-level student of Abia State University.

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The incident which occurred on Sunday, April 19, 2026 along the Okigwe/Afikpo Expressway in Uturu, drew public attention following a viral video showing the victim’s lifeless body at the scene.

The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Maureen Chioma Chinaka, said the accident involved two motorcycles that collided head-on, throwing their passengers onto the road.

The PPRO disclosed that the victim was subsequently run over by an oncoming Mack truck.

“The command is aware of the incident, which occurred at the Water Board area of Uturu on April 19, 2026. Two motorcycles were involved in a head-on collision, causing passengers to be thrown onto the road. This led to the death of Miss Ifeanyi Mmesoma Miracle, who was run over by a moving Mack truck,” she said.

She added that officers from the Motor Traffic Department visited the scene, while injured victims were taken to the hospital and are responding to treatment.

Chinaka further disclosed that the remains of the deceased have been released to her family after confirmation of d3ath by a medical doctor. 

She noted that the motorcycles and the truck involved in the accident have been recovered and taken to the police station.