1 Dies, 2 Injured As Fleeing Robbers Ram Into Stationary Truck In Rivers

Luck ran out of a five-man armed robbery gang in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Wednesday, as one of the vehicles they were escaping with got involved in an accident.

Their vehicle collided with a stationary articulated vehicle, along the Ada George Road in Port Harcourt, leading to the death of one of them, while two others were critically injured.

An eyewitness told our Correspondent that the five gunmen had raided a shop, which deals on wholesale of sealed engine oil, along Ada George/Chinda axis of Port Harcourt.

The eyewitness explained that as the armed robbers, who came with two vehicles were fleeing the scene after loading the engine oil and other valuables into their cars, a private security guard attached to the warehouse where the sealed engine oil is sold raised the alarm which attracted passers-by and the Police.

The eyewitness further said that as the armed robbers were driving, on sighting the Police patrol van that was giving them a hot chase, they tried to use alternative route by passing a road that linked to Rumukokwu from Ada George Road in Port Harcourt, and they rammed into a stationary articulated vehicle.

Video sitghed by our Correspondent shows one dead member of the gang on the front seat of the vehicle while two members were lying critically injured on the floor.

Other eyewitnesses said two of the gang members, however, escaped the scene.

The Police spokesman in the state, Grace Iringe Koko, who confirmed the development, said the Police were giving the robbers a hot chase when they collided with a stationary vehicle.

Iringe-Koko disclosed that the suspects were rushed to the hospital, where one of them was confirmed dead and two others, who are critically injured were receiving treatment.