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Posted by Thandiubani on Fri 18th May, 2018 - tori.ng

A driver barely escaped alive after he plunged his car into a river in Owerri while ascending a hill.

The car was later pulled out of the river

An overspeeding driver nearly paid with his life after his car plunged into a river in Owerri, Imo state.

According to information released by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Safety, Owerri, IMO state, the salon car ascending a hilly road in Owerri, lost control and fell into the stream along 3rd Inland road along Orient TV/Concorde road this afternoon.

The Commissioner for Public Safety, Prince Chidi Nwaturuocha who was at the scene called a towing van which immediately came and rescued the partially-submerged vehicle.

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