Tragedy struck early Saturday morning in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, when a Mercedes 911 truck rammed into a commercial bus in front of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Permanent Site along the Abakaliki–Enugu Expressway, leaving two people dead and three others injured.

 

Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi State, Anthony Ogbodo, said the fatal crash occurred at about 6:05 a.m. The accident involved a Mercedes 911 truck with registration number TTM467XA and a white Mitsubishi bus marked KMM426XA.

 

According to Ogbodo, the crash was caused by dangerous driving and involved ten occupants—seven men, a woman, a female child, and a male child.

 

“Two passengers, a man and a woman, were confirmed dead, while three men sustained varying degrees of injuries,” he said.

 

The FRSC Zebra 31 Unit in Abakaliki reportedly responded to the distress call within 10 minutes, evacuating the injured victims to the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA II) for treatment. The bodies of the deceased were deposited at the FETHA I morgue after medical confirmation.

 

He added that the wreckage was promptly cleared to restore traffic flow, while both vehicles were handed over to the police traffic division for further investigation.

 

The Sector Commander cautioned motorists against reckless driving, stressing that such behavior remains a major cause of avoidable road crashes and needless loss of lives on the highways.