Young Med Lab Scientist, About 4 Others Die In Ghastly Accident In Cross River

A young medical laboratory scientist, Samson Okolo, was among about 4 persons who died on Tuesday, June 9 from a ghastly motor accident involving a Toyota bus and a trailer close to Ibiae Oil Palm Estate, Betem section of Ikom-Calabar Highway, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The late Samson who is said to be working with a nongovernmental organization in Abuja died while transporting patients' samples to Calabar.

An eyewitness told Grassroot Reporters that a trailer veered off its lane and rammed into their bus, leading to a head-on collision. All occupants of the bus died on the spot.

Samson, an indigene of Enugu State graduated from Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State in 2015.

Meanwhile, tributes to the late scientist  continued to pour in from friends on Facebook.

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