Fides Media Living the Faith
By Jude Atupulazi
One male adult was last Sunday at about 3.35pm, killed in an accident along the Onitsha/Nteje/Awka Expressway before Ukpo Junction.
The crash involved a commercial Howo truck with registration number: JUX 95 XA, and a private Honda CRV with vehicle registration number: LFA 224 TN.
RC Margaret Onabe, Ag. Sector Public Education Officer,
Speaking on behalf of the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra State, in a press statement, attributed the cause of the mishap to speed and loss of control by the truck driver.
According to eyewitness, the driver of the CRV was about entering Ukpo Junction when the truck, coming with speed from Ukpo Junction, went out of control and fell on the CRV.
Five persons were involved in the crash, comprising five male adults. Four of them sustained varying degrees of injury, while the remaining one, the driver known as Okoroafor, died.
The crash victims were rushed to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Amaku, Awka.
The dead victim (driver of the CRV) was still trapped under the truck for a long time as officials of Federal Road Safety Corps at RS5.33 Nteje Unit Command, arrived and tried to remove the trapped body; even as the corps personnel worked tirelessly to control the traffic and clear the obstruction.
The Sector Commander, Anambra State Corps Commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi, commiserated with the family of the dead victim and prayed for the injured persons.
He warned motorists to desist from excessive speed and ensure their vehicles were road worthy before plying the road.