Two killed in Onitsha-Awka road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says two people died in a road accident on Sunday when a commercial Toyota Hiace bus rammed into a stationary truck beside the Police CID Annex on Onitsha-Awka Expressway.
The FRSC disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Anambra FRSC command, Margaret Onabe.
The crash, involving a truck with number plate FKJ 22 and a Toyota Hiace bus with number plate GDD 68 ZP, occurred at about 8:45 p.m.
“Probable causes of the crash were road obstruction and excessive speed. According to an eyewitness report, the truck developed a fault and was abandoned by the truck driver after placing caution signs at the front and rear of the vehicle,” said the statement. “The bus driver who was on speed rammed into the truck from the rear and crashed.”
It explained that while 12 people, eight men and four women, were involved in the crash, two died, and five others were injured and that first responders from FRSC Nteje Unit evacuated the injured to a hospital and deposited the dead in New Word Mortuary.
The statement also disclosed that the FRSC sector commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi, commiserated with the families of the dead and wished the injured ones a quick recovery.
It said the command had warned motorists to desist from speeding and adhere to the recommended speed limits.
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