A medical doctor , Urenna Iroegbu , has died after a commercial vehicle which she was in drove against traffic, causing an accident along Onne Road , Port Harcourt .
The incident occurred barely two days after she completed her National Youth Service Corps programme .
The PUNCH learnt that Iroegbu graduated from Imo State University last year after spending eight years studying medicine.
On Saturday, she boarded a Toyota Sienna commercial vehicle to Akwa Ibom State but never made it home .
The vehicle she was in was said to have driven against traffic shortly after a heavy rain around 4 pm .
A lorry , which had the right of way , was said to have rammed into the vehicle which Iroegbu was in .
A police officer told The PUNCH , “ There were two Sienna Toyota minivans headed towards Akwa Ibom. Around Daewoo just long Onne Road , a trailer had broken down on their lane so they decided to drive against traffic.
“ One of the Sienna minivans was the vehicle in which the doctor was in . A lorry which had the right of way did not see them on time , lost control and rammed into them . Good Samaritans took them to a hospital. Three of them were taken to Sonabel Hospital around the trailer park while Dr Iroegbu was transferred to Morning Star Hospital , Onne. She died at midnight . ”
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps , Rivers State Command , Ayodele Kumapayi , told The PUNCH that the matter was reported at the Onne Divisional Police Headquarters .
The commander said , “ The matter was not reported to the FRSC but the police at Onne confirmed it . ”
Meanwhile , friends have taken to social media to mourn the medical doctor .
A friend of the deceased , Martha Udoka , who posted photographs of the deceased on Facebook , expressed sadness over the incident .
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