Fleeing driver kills pregnant woman, four children in Delta

Barely one week after an auto crash claimed the lives of fifteen persons on Ibusa Road, near Asaba in Delta State, another accident has claimed the lives of a pregnant mother and her four children.
The accident, which occurred along Ozoro Road in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of the state, also claimed the life of a motorcycle rider identified as Chukube.
An eyewitness, Joyce Ejiro, said that the pregnant woman was waiting by the roadside with her four children to board a car after closing for the day when a driver, who was fleeing from his relatives, hit them.

It was gathered that the driver was trying to escape after snatching N200,000 deposited as part payment for the sale of land belonging to the deceased woman’s family.
Investigation revealed that members of the family had offered a piece of land to a buyer for N400,000 and the buyer, who accepted the offer, made a part payment of N200,000.
There was, however, a dispute among the family members over how the money would be shared. While some members insisted that the money would only be shared after the buyer completes payment.
In the course of the heated argument, the driver, who is a member of the family and distant relative to the woman, snatched the money and took off in a Hilux Van.
Upon realising that he was being chased by three other family members in a Camry, he suddenly swerved in a bid to overtake another car, but control and ran into the motorcyclist, who was riding towards the same direction, also hitting the woman and her children.
It was gathered that the vehicle dragged them and the motorcycle for some distance before coming to a halt after which the driver absconded.
It was gathered that the Camry somersaulted several times but the occupants made it out and attempted to escape before being apprehended by sympathisers at the scene of the accident.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, said investigation was ongoing.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased, which were identified by their families, have been taken to the morgue at the Central Hospital, Oleh with the driver of the Hilux Van at large.

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