Enugu Multiple Accidents Claim 10 Lives, FRSC Confirms 

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Thursday, September 4th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 10 persons mislaid their lives successful aggregate accidents that progressive 7 vehicles wrong the Ozalla axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

The Sector commander, FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, disclosed this to the media  successful Enugu connected Thursday portion briefing newsmen connected the unfortunate 2 fatal accidents that occurred connected Wednesday successful Enugu.

He said that the 2 accidents, which occurred astatine astir 9:30a.m. and 3:45p.m. respectively; happened wrong the Police Estate and Toll Gate axis of Ozalla on the ever engaged Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

“As usual, our officers and men from FRSC Ozalla Unit, on the road, rapidly commenced the rescue process, rescuing nary less than 30 persons and immoderate with large injuries taken to hospital,” helium said.

According to him, the aggregate accidents progressive a full of 40 radical portion 9 of them died astatine the spot and a victim, who was taken to hospital, died aboriginal successful the night.

He added that the vehicles progressive successful the archetypal incidental included: a trailer, 2 buses and a car; portion the 2nd incidental progressive 3 vehicles, which included: 2 trailers and a tricycle.

He said that among the 40 radical progressive successful the 2 crashes; the archetypal clang progressive 22 males, 11 females and a child; portion successful the 2nd incidental lone six males were involved.

The assemblage commandant said that the fig of radical injured successful some crashes were 11; for the archetypal incidental it was a antheral and 9 females; portion for the 2nd incidental lone a male.

He said that FRSC officers and men from Ozalla Unit rescued 19 males successful the archetypal incidental and a antheral successful the 2nd incidental without injury; thus, making the radical rescued without wounded 20 males.

“The large origin of these 2 accidents are basal Road Traffic Violation (RTV) since the motorists progressive took the incorrect way.

“The axis has been fraught with motorists moving against postulation and our FRSC Ozalla Unit Command has perpetually carried retired roadworthy acquisition and enforcement against this antagonistic roadworthy habit.

“Just past month, successful August; the FRSC Ozalla Unit apprehended 3 drivers for RTV successful the aforesaid axis wherever the some accidents took place,” helium said.

Agbakoba, however, called for roadworthy caution signs to beryllium placed connected the road, “so that motorists tin dilatory down successful the axis arsenic operation is inactive ongoing.

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