Two die, eight injured in Anambra road crash

Two persons, an adult and a little child have been killed in a road accident which occured by the Curtis Filling Station, along Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra.

The incident, which occured on Saturday at about 5:20am, involved two vehicles, a commercial Toyota Hiace bus with registration number AGL552JT and a commercial Daf truck, with no registration number.

Eleven persons, comprising four male adults, four female adults and three female children were said to be involved in the crash, while eight persons sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The probable cause of the crash is said to be as a result of a road obstruction.

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An eyewitness said the Daf truck developed fault in the early hours of Saturday and while repairing the vehicle, the Toyota Hiace bus collided with the parked truck and crashed.

The Ag. Sector Public Education Officer for Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State, Margaret Onabe, confirmed the incident in a statement.

Onabe said the rescue team from RS5.33 Nteje Unit Command took the victims to Chira Hospital Awkuzu, where one male adult and one female child were confirmed dead, while others were receiving treatment.

She added that the corpses were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

She said, “The FRSC rescue team from RS5.33 Nteje Unit Command took the victims to Chira Hospital Awkuzu where one male adult and one female child were confirmed dead, while others are receiving treatment. The dead victims were deposited at the same hospital morgue.

“The rescue team are still on the ground managing traffic to ensure obstruction caused by the crash is cleared.

“The Sector Commander Anambra State, Corps Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi, commiserates with the family of the dead victims, and sent his prayers to the injured persons.

“He seriously warned motorist to give full concentration to driving; observing the environment, give enough breaking distance and ensure their headlamps and breaklights are functional.”