Five persons lost their lives early this morning on the
Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into
Oji River, near Anambra.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC),
Anambra Command, Sunday Ajayi, who confirmed the accident told NAN, that the
incident occurred about 1:25 a.m. on Thursday.
Ajayi said there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, out of
which 10 were rescued and taken to hospital, while five were killed in the
incident. He said the timely rescue operations led by the personnel of
the FRSC minimised the number of casualties. The commander said it was a ‘lone
accident’ and blamed it on drowsiness of the driver, poor visibility and other
dangers associated with night driving.
He urged people who wished to travel to do so during the day time, and set out on time for journey that may stretch into the night.
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