Five people killed in road accident in Enugu
Five people were killed in a traffic accident on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha road on Thursday.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Area Commander in Enugu State, Joseph Toby, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that 15 people - 10 men and five women - were seriously injured in the accident.< /p>
He said the two vehicles involved in the crash had a head-on collision while traveling in a single lane.
“Twenty people were in the two utility vehicles; the five who died were three male occupants and two female occupants,” he said.
He added that the injured were taken to the National Orthopedic Hospital in Enugu and a private hospital on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha highway.
READ ALSO: Eleven burnt alive in road accident in OreMr. Toby said the bodies of those who died were deposited at the morgue at Colliery Hospital in Enugu.
He blamed the accident on a lack of discipline in the lanes, excessive speed and brake failure.
Witnesses, however, blamed the accident on poor road conditions which caused many motorists to drive against the current rather than use the faulty lane of the dual carriageway.
(NAN)
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Five people were killed in a traffic accident on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha road on Thursday.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Area Commander in Enugu State, Joseph Toby, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that 15 people - 10 men and five women - were seriously injured in the accident.< /p>
He said the two vehicles involved in the crash had a head-on collision while traveling in a single lane.
“Twenty people were in the two utility vehicles; the five who died were three male occupants and two female occupants,” he said.
He added that the injured were taken to the National Orthopedic Hospital in Enugu and a private hospital on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha highway.
READ ALSO: Eleven burnt alive in road accident in OreMr. Toby said the bodies of those who died were deposited at the morgue at Colliery Hospital in Enugu.
He blamed the accident on a lack of discipline in the lanes, excessive speed and brake failure.
Witnesses, however, blamed the accident on poor road conditions which caused many motorists to drive against the current rather than use the faulty lane of the dual carriageway.
(NAN)
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