Two men have met their untimely deaths in the hands of an angry mob after crushing school children to death in Ebonyi.

 It was gathered that the driver and conductor of a water truck after their vehicle crushed five children to death in Ebonyi, were pursued and caught before being lynched by an angry mob. 

Spokesperson of the Ebonyi State Police Command, DSP Loveth Odah, who confirmed the development on Thursday, November 5, said that the incident happened at Onu Nworiegu in Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area of the state on Monday, November 2. 

“On Monday through a distress call, the DPO of Onicha was contacted that an accident happened killing five school children and angry youths attacked the driver and killed him. The driver, Ewa Innocent, is from Ameka Ikwo while the conductor, Ojim Danis, is from Agharazo, Iyiemgu Izzi.” Odah said in a statement.