A heavy-duty trailer has destroyed shops with goods worth over N10 million at the Hausa Quarters (Bogobiri) in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State.
A similar incident occurred at the same location last year, when another vehicle reportedly rammed into a shop due to brake failure
Key Highlights:
- A trailer reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed into shops at Hausa Quarters (Bogobiri) in Calabar.
- The incident destroyed several shops, including those selling rice, beans, provisions, and herbal medicines.
- Goods worth over ₦10 million were reportedly lost, though no deaths were recorded.
- Eyewitnesses said the driver lost control before the vehicle rammed into multiple shops.
- A similar accident had previously occurred at the same location involving another vehicle.
Eyewitnesses said the trailer reportedly suffered brake failure, causing the driver to lose control before the vehicle rammed into several shops in the area.
According to residents, the trailer smashed into three shops belonging to rice and beans traders, as well as two other provision and herbal medicine shops, leaving goods and property badly damaged.
Read Also:
- UNICROSS ASUU declares indefinite strike over non-implementation of agreements
- Navy raid suspected militant hideout along Rivers- Bayelsa creek corridor
- Cross River Police Command launches new tactical outfit to combat crime
Traders and passersby were seen helping shop owners evacuate damaged goods and debris from the affected shops after the incident.
One of the eyewitnesses at the scene said: “It was a big trailer that lost its brakes and went out of the driver’s control before crashing into the shops. Though no life was lost, goods worth over N10 million were destroyed.”
Victims of the accident declined to comment when approached by journalists, saying they had “left everything in the hands of God.”
