The ambulance carrying the remains of one Mrs. Onyemata said to be the mother of a Catholic Priest was gutted by fire at the weekend. Rev. Fr. Alex Onyemata is serving under Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Imo.
The corpse was reportedly rescued from the fire brought about by petrol leakage. However, the ambulance was heading to Mercy Mortuary in Umulogho community of obowo in Imo State.
So, an eyewitness reported that family members and other mourners rescued the corpse from the fire. This occurred on Saturday 11th January at the Owerri-Umuahia expressway.
However, the remains were carried in a stretcher to the mortuary. So, Other family members and mourners were forced to walk to the mortuary.