Five dead in road accident in Anambra
A girl and four adults died Sunday night in a road accident involving an SUV and a truck in Enugu-Agidi near the Awka-Enugu highway in Anambra State.
State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday.
Mr. Irelewuyi said the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control.
"The fatal accident involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number.
"According to an eyewitness report, the truck driver was speeding, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Lexus SUV.
"A total of five people - three adult males, one adult female and one female child, were involved in the accident. Five of them were killed.
“FRSC Rescue Team from Sector Command took the victims to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where they were confirmed dead by the on-call doctor and the bodies were deposited at the hospital morgue,” he said.
While sympathizing with the families of the dead, the sector commander warned motorists, especially truckers, to avoid speeding and observe the recommended speed limit.
“Kill the speed before it kills you and drive to get there alive. Let’s keep our roads safe from accidents,” he said.
(NAN)
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A girl and four adults died Sunday night in a road accident involving an SUV and a truck in Enugu-Agidi near the Awka-Enugu highway in Anambra State.
State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday.
Mr. Irelewuyi said the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control.
"The fatal accident involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number.
"According to an eyewitness report, the truck driver was speeding, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Lexus SUV.
"A total of five people - three adult males, one adult female and one female child, were involved in the accident. Five of them were killed.
“FRSC Rescue Team from Sector Command took the victims to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where they were confirmed dead by the on-call doctor and the bodies were deposited at the hospital morgue,” he said.
While sympathizing with the families of the dead, the sector commander warned motorists, especially truckers, to avoid speeding and observe the recommended speed limit.
“Kill the speed before it kills you and drive to get there alive. Let’s keep our roads safe from accidents,” he said.
(NAN)
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