The Enugu State Police Command has announced that ten lives were lost in two seperate fatal road accidents that occurred along the Ozalla/4-Corner axis of the dual-carriage Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.

 

 

 

 

In a statement released, the state police public relations officer SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the crashes left ten other victims hospitalized.

 

 

 

 

He stated that the first incident, a multiple-vehicle crash, happened at about 9 a.m. on the Enugu inward-bound lane.

 

 

 

‘’A Howo truck, inscribed Visco Investment Global and laden with bags of white cement, was en route Abuja from Aba, Abia State, when it collided with a Toyota Corolla car that was attempting to overtake another truck on the same route. A Foton bus and a Daihatsu Hijet mini bus, both driving one-way, were also caught in the collision. Sadly, the truck head and the Toyota Corolla car went up in flames, with five occupants of the car burning to death. A passenger in the mini bus was equally confirmed dead by the attending medical doctor.” he explained

 

 

 

With regards to the second incident, Ndukwe said at about 3 p.m. on the same road, a Sino truck and a tricycle were involved in another fatal accident.

 

‘’The truck, laden with cement and driving one-way from Garriki Enugu to Nenwe in Aninri LGA, on the same Enugu inward-bound lane, rammed into the tricycle, leading to the death of its four occupants. They were rushed to the hospital but later confirmed de@d.”

 

 

 

Ndukwe said that ten other persons, injured in the separate crashes, are currently receiving medical attention.