- Spokesperson Margaret Onabe released details of the accident on Sunday
- Commercial Toyota Sienna with registration NZM 814 ZL involved
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported that a road accident took place on Saturday resulting in the loss of five lives and one injury.
The incident occurred at the Eke-Agu market area of Anambra along the Onitsha-Ogidi-Abatete Old Road. The Anambra command’s spokesperson, Margaret Onabe, released a statement on Sunday providing details of the accident.
The statement revealed that the unfortunate event transpired around 4:25 p.m. on Saturday, involving an unidentified driver of a commercial Toyota Sienna with the vehicle registration number NZM 814 ZL. The primary cause of this tragic accident, as indicated by the FRSC statement, was attributed to excessive speeding.
Based on the FRSC’s account, a witness recounted that the driver was speeding and attempted to navigate a bend, leading to the vehicle overturning three times.
“Six people comprising four male adults and two female adults were involved in the crash; one male adult was injured, while three male adults and two female adults were killed,” the statement explained. “The FRSC rescue team from RS5.33 Nteje arrived at the scene of RTC and was briefed by some persons around the neighbourhood that the crash occurred Saturday evening and was cleared by police personnel from Ogidi police station.”
Three corpses were deposited at Ahufus Hospital’s mortuary in Abatete, while the other two were deposited at Iyi-Enu General Hospital, Ogidi.
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