Eight dead as truck crashes into passenger vehicle in Abia

Eight dead as truck crashes into passenger vehicle in Abia

Eight people have been confirmed dead while two others were injured in an accident involving a loaded trailer and Sharon Volkswagen vehicle along the Bende-Ohafia Road of Abia State.

The Abia Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the crash involved a trailer carrying chippings which hit and fell on a Sharon Volkswagen vehicle with 10 persons on board in a statement by the Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, on Monday in Umuahia.

READ ALSO:

• FG repatriates 403 stranded Nigerian migrants from Niger Republic
• N5m reward announced for anyone who returns Wizkid’s missing phone
• Speed Darlington granted bail – Lawyer

According to FRSC, the crash occurred on Sunday along the Mmuri River axis of the road in Ohafia Local Government Area of the state.

“At the time of the crash eight persons had died including a woman standing by the roadside and three were injured.

“The injured victims were taken to the hospital while the dead ones were deposited at the morgue,” she said.

Ezeoma said that preliminary investigation revealed that the crash was caused by dangerous driving and excessive speeding.

 

Eight dead as truck crashes into passenger vehicle in Abia

(NAN)