It was a black Saturday in Ebonyi State yesterday, as a bus carrying 11 passengers was reportedly plunged into a mining pit located at Enyigba Community of Ikwo Local Government Area of the State.
According to the report, the bus took off from the popular motor parks known as Ochu-udo motor park, located along Afikpo road in Abakaliki.
The deceased passengers were yet to be identified as at the time of filing this report and according to information garnered, the occupants of the ill-fated vehicle were returning home from Abakaliki, the State capital when the incident occurred.
The sad incident occurred at Enyigba community where mining activities are said to be on the increase. The driver on reaching the scene of the incident, lost control of the bus and it plunged into a mining pit filled with water.
According to an eyewitness, all the occupants of the bus were still inside the mining pit at the time of this report.
Relevant information such as the bus’s plate number among others could not be ascertained while authorities tried to locate the bus inside the mining pit.
