A secondary school student sitting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination and a commercial motorcyclist have lost their lives in a tragic road accident along the Choba axis of the East-West Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a truck reportedly rammed into a motorcycle conveying the student home after her examination.
The deceased student, identified simply as Juliet, was said to have written her examination at a secondary school in Emuoha Local Government Area before boarding the motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, for the journey home.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the truck lost control and crashed into the motorcycle, killing both the rider and the student.
“While the Okada with the candidate (student) was riding, the truck, which was speeding, lost control and crushed them from the other side of the road.
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