At slightest 10 passengers were killed portion different 10 were injured successful 2 abstracted roadworthy accidents connected Wednesday successful Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east.
The constabulary spokesperson successful the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this successful a connection connected Wednesday night.
Mr Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said the 2 crashes occurred astatine antithetic times connected Wednesday on the Ozalla/Four-Corner Axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
“The crashes claimed 10 lives and near 10 others hospitalised,” helium said.
How the accidents happened
Mr Ndukwe said the archetypal accident, which progressive aggregate vehicles occurred astatine astir 9 a.m. connected Wednesday.
“A Howo truck, inscribed Visco Investment Global and laden with bags of achromatic cement, was en way Abuja from Aba, Abia State, erstwhile it collided with a Toyota Corolla car that was attempting to overtake different motortruck connected the aforesaid route.
“A Foton autobus and a Daihatsu Hijet mini-bus, some driving one-way, were besides caught successful the collision. Sadly, the motortruck caput and the Toyota Corolla car went up successful flames, with 5 occupants of the car burnt to death,” helium narrated.
“A rider successful the mini-bus was arsenic confirmed dormant by the attending aesculapian doctor.”
The constabulary spokesperson further narrated that a Sino motortruck belonging to Global Investment, and a tricycle were progressive successful different clang astatine astir 3 p.m. the aforesaid time on the aforesaid road.
“The truck, laden with cement and driving one-way from Garriki Enugu to Nenwe successful Aninri LGA, connected the aforesaid Enugu inward-bound lane, rammed into the tricycle, starring to the decease of its 4 occupants.
“They were rushed to the infirmary but aboriginal confirmed dead,” helium said.
He added that 10 different radical who were injured successful the abstracted crashes were presently receiving aesculapian attraction astatine an undisclosed infirmary successful Enugu State.
The commissioner speaks
Mr Ndukwe said the Commissioner of Police successful Enugu State, Bitrus Giwa, has expressed sadness implicit the accidents and decease of the victims.
Mr Giwa commiserated with the families of the deceased.
The commissioner directed the State Motor Traffic Department to transportation retired a diligent probe into the circumstances surrounding the accidents.
The constabulary main said the crashes were avoidable and advised drivers to workout utmost care, particularly during this pre-Christmas play erstwhile roadworthy postulation usually increases and accidents go much frequent.
He reminded motorists that nary travel was worthy the nonaccomplishment of lives, urging them to shun recklessness, obey postulation rules, and prioritise information implicit velocity to forestall further tragedies.
Outrage
A video clip seemingly recorded soon aft the archetypal mishap has been circulating connected Facebook.
In the clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES, a antheral dependable was heard successful the inheritance of the video, saying that the mishap was caused by a motortruck belonging to Dangote Group, which has been blamed for galore crashes successful Nigeria.
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“Dangote!” the dependable was heard shouting successful evident outrage implicit the incident. Another clip showed officials evacuating bodies of victims.
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