Fatal Accident Claimed Five Lives In Anambra State
Fatal Accident Claimed Five Lives In Anambra State
Five
persons were yesterday killed in an accident involving a trailer loaded with
metals and a commuter bus in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of
Anambra State.
According to reports, the crash occurred in the evening at Ugwu Nwasike junction when the ill-fated trailer collided with an oncoming commuter bus which resulted to the death of five passengers while others sustained injuries.
The casualties were mainly occupants of the bus while the trailer driver and
conductor fled the scene to avoid lynching.
The trailer, marked XE 808 JJT, was coming from the Ogidi building materials
end to Ugwunwasike round-about while the bus was coming from the Ugwunwasike
roundabout to the Ogidi building materials market when both had a head-on coalition. Confirming the incident, the Ogidi Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr. Hassan
Musa, said: “The dead victims were trapped when we arrived and we tried to
bring them out, but the injured victims have been rushed to Iyienu
Hospital, and urged motorists to always avoid over-speeding.
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