Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- At least three people were killed in Ebonyi State on Wednesday when a truck rammed into shops in the South-eastern state.

The incident occurred at about 11:20 p.m. at Nwanwu Junction in Igbeagu along the Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja Expressway in the state.

Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the accident happened when a cement mixer truck suffered brake failure while descending a hill.

The truck also destroyed shops and properties.

Another witness, who asked not to be named, said the truck in an attempt to avoid colliding with a motorcycle rider, veered off the road and rammed into the nearby shops.

The most affected, according to the witness, were a drinking joint and two food vendors' makeshift stalls which were complet...