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Anambra Crash, Five Persons Killed, FRSC Reacts -READ DETAILS

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Sep 05, 2022

Five persons comprising of a girl and four other adults have died in a road accident involving a jeep and a truck along Enugu-Agidi road by Awka-Enugu Expressway in Anambra State on Sunday night.

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The accident was confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Awka by the Anambra State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi

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Irelewuyi said the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control.

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"The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number.

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"According to eyewitness report, the truck driver was on speed, lost control of the vehicle, and rammed into the Lexus SUV.

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"A total number of five persons - three male adults, a female adult, and a female child, were involved in the crash. Five of them were killed.

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"FRSC rescue team from the Sector Command took the victims to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, and the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue," he said.

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The sector Commander while condoling with the families of the dead, warned motorists, especially truck drivers, to avoid speeding and keep to the recommended speed limit.

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"Kill the speed before it kills you and drive to arrive alive. Let us keep our roads safe from crash, " he said.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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