No fewer than forty-two persons have narrowly escaped death in an auto crash which occured in Umuokpu, along Onitsha-Enugu expressway, Anambra State.
The Informant247 gathered that fifteen men and twenty-four women out of them sustained varying degrees of injury in the incident which 11:30am on Tuesday, involving two vehicles, a tipper and bus with inscription of a private school.
A reliable source who witnessed the scene, blamed the crash on over-speeding, saying the tipper driver suddenly lost control and rammed into the bus from the rear.
“The tipper driver was on speed, rammed into the bus from behind, the bus lost control, summasulted and crashed,” he said.
Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), while confirming the incident said no life was lost
He wished the injured quick recovery, warning motorist to desist from speed and to imbibe new driving culture to ensure safety of road users.
He said, “The crash involved two vehicles: White/blue Mercedes 608 bus with registration number: ENU355 UJ and White/black Mack tipper with no registration number.
“Forty two persons were involved in the crash comprising 18male adults and 24female adults.
“15male adults and 24 female adults sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to AMAKU Teaching Hospital by FRSC rescue team from RS5.3 Awka for medical treatment.
“No life was lost. FRSC men from Awka Command are on ground managing the traffic and ensuring crashed vehicles are removed.”
