Government to offsets medical bills of road crash victims
The Imo State Government has said it will offset the bills of the accident victims hospitalised at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri.
The Deputy Governor, Lady Chinyere Ekomaru, who represented Hope Uzodinma on a visit to the hospital said the governor had shown compassion to the victims.
“I urge all Imolites to continue to pray for the quick recovery of the victims at this moment of trial and pray for the repose of the souls of the unfortunate dead ones. There’s still hope for the living as some have been discharged already”, the governor submitted.
The Chief Medical Director of Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Dr Kingsley Achigbu, said, “The timely evacuation of the victims from the accident scene helped a lot in saving their lives. Upon the arrival of victims to the hospital, immediate attention was given to them.
“Thirteen victims were brought in with two dead on arrival. He said nine of them are still alive, some of whom have multiple fractures and are being prepared for surgeries, while the rest who are stable are already discharged”, the CMD informed
Ekomaru and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Nnamdi Anyaehie, visited the hospital, relaying the promise of the governor to take care of the victims’ bills.
PUNCH Metro had reported that an auto crash involving a truck and some commercial buses at the Imo State University Junction in Owerri led to the death of about six passengers, including a lecturer in the state university, Dr Nick Isinwa, and left many injured.
