Three persons, a female and two males, on Tuesday lost their lives in a
multiple accident involving
an articulated vehicle and nine others along
the Upper Iweka road, Onitsha in Anambra.
Mr Sunday Ajayi, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety
Corps (FRSC), while confirming the incident, said nine casualties were
taken to three hospitals.
Ajayi said the accident occurred at the Lagos Park axis of the Upper Iweka road at about 10.15 a.m.
“As at the time of reporting, we had nine casualties in three hospitals
namely: Toronto Hospital, St. John Hospital and Bethsaida Specialist
Hospital, all in Onitsha.
“Three persons have been confirmed dead while six others are seriously
injured but are being treated in those hospitals,” Ajayi said.
The sector commander said the ‘stressed’ articulated vehicle with
registration number ENU69XY which was heading toward the Onitsha
Bridgehead had a brake failure and rammed into several other vehicles on
the road.
“You will appreciate the fact that the proactive measure we took saved a lot of lives here today.
“We have sensitised people on this axis against selling or parking along the road.
“I want to make it clear that the solution to road carnage is positive attitude of people driving on our roads,” Ajayi said.
The sector commander said two commercial motorcycles, four commercial
buses, a commercial tricycle, one RAV 4 SUV and a Toyota Hilux vehicles
were involved in the multiple crashes.
An eyewitness told NAN that the casualties also included a roadside bread seller, an ‘Okpa’ seller and a passerby. (NAN)
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