Five persons were yesterday killed in an accident involving a trailer
loaded with metals and a commuter bus in Ogidi, Idemili North Local
Government Area of Anambra State...
The crash occurred in the evening at Ugwu Nwasike junction when the
ill-fated trailer collided with an oncoming commuter bus which resulted
to the death of five passengers while others sustained injuries.
The casualties were mainly occupants of the bus while the trailer driver and conductor fled the scene to avoid lynching.
The trailer, marked XE 808 JJT, was coming from the Ogidi building
materials end to Ugwunwasike round-about while the bus was coming from
the Ugwunwasike roundabout to the Ogidi building materials market when
both had a head-on coalition.
Confirming the incident, the Ogidi Divisional Police Officer (DPO),
Mr. Hassan Musa, said: “The dead victims were trapped when we arrived
and we tried to bring them out, but the injured victims have been rushed
to Iyienu Hospital.
He, however, said only three persons died in the incident and urged motorists to always avoid over speeding.
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