A total of 15 people, comprising of 13 occupants on board a Toyota Hiace and two occupants in a Mercedes Truck were all killed and burnt beyond recognition in an accident that occurred in Enugu late Saturday.
The fatal crash occurred at exactly 8:20PM on Saturday 8 April, 2023 at 0.45km before University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku, OZALLA in Enugu State.
The Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Headquarters, Bisi Kazeem in a statement on Sunday revealed that the fatal crash was caused by excessive speed and route violation which is driving against traffic popularly referred to in local parlance as ‘One Way’.
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According to the statement, the Mercedes Benz Truck driver in violation of established traffic rules drove against traffic thereby colliding into the Toyota Hiace commercial Bus that was already on a high speed.
As at the time of filing in this report, the Chairman Nkanu West Local Government Council has authorised the commencement of a mass burial for the burnt victims in the presence of the Nigeria Police Force, FRSC, and other sympathisers.
While reassuring the public of the Corps’ readiness to combat crashes on our roads, said that unfortunately, he said most of the crashes that have occurred would have been avoided if the motorists all played by the rules and exhibited high level of compliance with traffic regulations.
He therefore called on all road users to restrain from abusing traffic laws and always be safety conscious at all times.
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