No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and
nine others seriously injured in a lone crash on Abakaliki end of
Abakaliki-Enugu expressway.
Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC),
Ebonyi Command, Mr Igwe Nnabuife, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Friday in Abakaliki that the accident occurred at G-Hostel junction on Thursday
night.
Nnabuife explained that the crash involved a white
Hummer bus with registration number LSR 823 YJ.
According to him, the driver lost control of the
vehicle and rammed into debris at a road maintenance site at G-hostel junction
and subsequently caught fire and burnt.
“The commercial bus was carrying 16 passengers nine of
them were injured while five died.
“The nine injured persons are taking treatment at the
Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki adding that they
were responding to treatment.
“The dead were deposited in a morgue in the same
hospital after doctors confirmation them dead,” Nnabuife said.
He urged drivers to avoid reckless driving and always
be mindful of bad portions on the road to save lives.
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