The yet-to-be identified vehicle, with passengers inside, plunged into the abandoned mining pit on Saturday.
The onlookers were, however, disappointed as the vehicle went off the crane’s hook whenever the equipment tried to retrieve it from the flooded pit.
The police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Loveth Odah, told NAN that rescue efforts would continue on Monday. “All efforts made to retrieve the vehicle failed as it remains unidentified with the passengers inside it.The Chairman of neighbouring Ikwo Local Government Area of the state, Stephen Orogwu, described the incident as unfortunate, noting that the marshy terrain of the area made rescue efforts difficult.
“The pit is several feet beneath the ground as local, external and construction experts have been contracted to retrieve the vehicle,” he said. A witness told NAN that he was driving behind the vehicle when it suddenly veered from the road and plunged into the pit.
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