8 Madonna varsity students perish in ghastly motor accident
No fewer than eight (8) students of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, have said to have died in a ghastly motor accident.
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According to reports, the unfortunate incident happened on Saturday, February 18, 2023 when the students numbering 18 were heading to Taraba State after being told to go home ahead of the 2023 general election.
Sources said that the accident happened at exactly TTC/Special Science School junction along the trans-Saharan road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The bus caught fire and got burnt beyond recognition. However, only 10 students survived and were rushed to Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital in Ebonyi State.