The incident, which occurred at about 6am just by the state College of Education in Awi, Akamkpa Local Government Area, had left the community and loved ones in mourning mood.
It was learnt on Wednesday that the truck, with number plate Lagos FKJ505XC, was immediately burnt by angry mob, while the driver and its conductor were critically injured.
The names of two injured persons receiving treatment at the hospitals are Blessing Etim (18) a female; Okechukwu Mbaka (11) male. The condition of six others could not be immediately ascertained. While the names of the injured conductor and driver, who were also said to be receiving treatment in the same hospital are Chidi Duruba and Edwin Oragunye respectively.
An eyewitness, Ekam Emmanuel, said, "It was about 6am a day before 2013 Christmas day celebration in Awi, Akamkpa LGA when some youths from Mbarakom community decided to go for a road walk along the Calabar-Ikom highway.
"A Mercedes Benz 911 truck with number plate FKJ505XC plying the road at the same time the youths were jogging rammed into the group from behind and the incident claimed four lives on the spot while several others were injured.
"This incident happened at about 6am when I came to clean my shop. I met the youths jogging on the highway but suddenly a truck coming from Calabar on high speed blared its horn from afar for the youths to properly stay off the road. But unfortunately, before I knew what was happening the truck had already climbed on the four that died on the spot.
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