A female student of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State was at about 10am yesterday, killed by a truck belonging to a bottling company as she walked home after being chased out of school by the principal due to non-payment of fees.
The vehicle’s plate number was reportedly removed by the police shortly after the incident. An eye witness said the vehicle’s brakes failed, leading to loss of control by the driver before the tragic incident occurred. The victim, whose name was given as Chinyere, was just in JSS2.
An eyewitness, a commercial motorcycle operator said the following regarding the tragic incident- “They were sent out of school because they did not pay school fees. It was while they were heading home to get money which they were instructed to pay in the bank, that she was killed while others escaped by the whiskers.”
Meanwhile, the school’s principal Mrs Edith Mojeke and officials of the Anambra State ministry of education were yet to react on the incident.
Sincerest condolences to the family of the deceased. It can only be hoped that such an incident never reoccur.
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