Residents in Port Harcourt reportedly saved driver of an SUV on Tuesday after a 40ft container laden truck fell and crushed his vehicle.

The accident is said to have occurred in Mgbuoba, Rivers state, along the Rumuokwuta-NTA-Choba route, as the driver narrowly escaped death.

Residents banded together to ensure the safety of the motorist involved in the collision.

Hitvibz gathered that Passers-by and residents took advantage of the accident to loot cartons of sachet and tin tomatoes the container was carrying.

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Meanwhile, according to eyewitnesses, the 40ft container toppled on the vehicle while it was being hauled off the road.

He added that the man was rescued from the smashed car and brought to a nearby hospital after a forklift arrived on the scene and pulled the container away from the car.

He went on to call the man’s survival a miracle, saying that people seldom survive accidents like this.

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕?
𝑾𝒆’𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘!