Tears as 4 students die in accident on their way to school

The incident which has thrown the school into gloom, according to Tribune, occurred when the students were returning to the school after their mid-term break on Sunday, October 30, 2016.
Thehave been identified as , SS3; , SS3; , SS1 and , a JSS 3 students, while five other students sustained serious degrees of injuries and have been admitted to a hospital in the town.
The Public Relations Officer of the school, who confirmed the incident, said the accident happened near a market when an overloaded truck carrying bags of foodstuffs lost its balance while trying to negotiate a narrow bend in the busy market.
The truck, according to eyewitnesses, fell on the mini-bus conveying the students to the school, killing four of them and the driver of the bus instantly.
Residents of the area have therefore appealed to the government to help in repairing the dilapidated road by expanding it or even relocating the market to another place to avoid a recurrence of such a disaster.