File: Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo
A yet-to-be-identified tricycle operator has reportedly been swept away by flood while attempting to rescue a woman during a downpour at the Miracle Junction, Ifite Road, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The incident occurred on Monday night, with eyewitnesses saying the tricycle operator, believed to be in his 40s, was trying to rescue the woman after she was trapped in the flood.
It was gathered that the man slipped while attempting to reach the woman and was swept away by the raging floodwaters alongside her.
The lifeless body of the tricycle operator was recovered from a flood channel near Book Foundation, close to Miracle Junction, on Tuesday morning.
