Tragedy has struck in Benue State as a truck fleeing from the police has wiped out a family consisting of a lecturer, his wife, their kids and other occupants of the vehicle.
The incident which happened around 5pm on Saturday, 10th October, 2020 happened when a truck fleeing from police checkpoint rammed into the Toyota Camry car with number plate, MKD 300 NH, in which the victims were occupants.
Two lecturers of University of Mkar were among seven persons that lost their lives as a result of a car accident, at Gbatse community along Ugbema-Adikpo Road in the Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Some documents recovered from the scene of the accident, identified the lecturers as Mr Josua Leva of Mass Communication Department, and Moses Tarnongo, who along his wife and children died in the accident.