Four youths were on Tuesday December 24, 2013 killed and several others critically injured after a Mercedes Benz 911 truck rammed into them while on road side at the Akamkpa area of the Calabar-Ikom highway in Cross River State.

It was learnt that the truck, with number plate Lagos FKJ505XC, was immediately burnt by angry mob, while the driver and its conductor were critically injured.

The names of two injured persons receiving treatment at the hospitals are Blessing Etim (18) a female; Okechukwu Mbaka (11) male. While the names of the injured conductor and driver, who were also said to be receiving treatment in the same hospital are Chidi Duruba and Edwin Oragunye respectively.