AKWA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – At least 5 people were killed after a jeep collided with a truck on a highway in southeast Nigeria, the road safety agency said on Monday.
“The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number,” the Anambra state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) told reporters.
“The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number.
“According to an eyewitness report, the truck driver was on speed, he lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the Lexus SUV.
“A total number of five persons – three male adults, a female adult and a female child, were involved in the crash. Five of them were killed.
“FRSC rescue team from the Sector Command took the victims to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue,” he said.
Nigeria’s roads are among the deadliest in the world because of potholes, poorly maintained vehicles and dangerous driving. No fewer than 5,000 people die on the roads every year.