Two persons, a 16-year old girl and and 45-year old local football coach are said to have died in the Nkpolu-Orowuoroku area in Mile 3 in Port Harcourt when a telecommunication mast and billboard fell on them during an hour long rain accompanied with thunderstorms.
The female victim whose immediate identity remains unknown was said to have been under a giant umbrella assisting her mother to sell her wares when the mast suddenly collapse on a giant billboard and fell on the girl who died immediately.
According to a witness, “We were about to start football practice when rain started falling with heavy wind. Suddenly, the telecommunication mast fell on a billboard which fell on her. A pole also fell on the football coach”.
The mother of the girl who was in a state of shock said: “We are selling at Nkpolu…
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