Agency Report
The police command in Ebonyi has confirmed two persons dead after a bridge under construction in Mgbabeluzor village, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi, collapsed on Monday.
The state police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abakaliki.
He said the incident occurred at about 10:00 a.m. while the construction workers were at the site.
Mr. Ukandu said the victims, Oshim Simon and Francis Inyang, were labourers working with the construction company handling the project, and they died as a result of the injuries sustained when the accident happened.
He said their corpses had been evacuated and taken to Iboko General Hospital Mortuary in the area.
(NAN)
