Another Tragic Accident Hits Anambra, Many Feared Dead (video)

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By Izunna Okafor, Awka

No fewer than two persons have been declared dead in Anambra State, following the occurrence of another tragic accident in the State.

This is coming barely three days after another bloody accident that claimed the lives of many traders on Wednesday after a speeding vehicle lost control and rammed into a roadside market, at the Oye Agu Abagana, crushing some traders and their wares.

Confirming the latest crash in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday, the Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command RC Margaret Onabe said the crash occured along the Zone 13 Ukpo axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

According to her, the crash, which involved four persons, occured between an unidentified driver of a Private Toyota Camry (with registration number: UWN531AS) and a driver identified as Sani Bappa with a commercial IVECO Turbostar tanker (with registration number: ADM619XA).

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While noting that the accident occurred at about 7.pm on September 12, 2024, she also hinted that the probable cause of the fatal crash was brake failure and loss of control.

โ€œAccording to eyewitness, the Toyota Camry failed break, lost control of the vehicle, rammed into the tanker and crashed.

โ€œThree male adults and one female adult were involved in the crash.
One female adult and one male adult were killed, none injured, while two male adults were rescued unhurt,โ€ the statement partly reads.

Continuing, it said, โ€œBefore the arrival of the FRSC rescue team from RS5.33 Nteje arrived the scene, they were informed by DTO Dunukofia that the killed victims had been taken to the mortuary. The rescue team managed traffic and ensured the two vehicles were towed away from the road.

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โ€œThe Sector Commander Anambra State Corps Commander Joyce Nnennaya Alexander sympathizes with the family of the dead victims while warning motorists to desist from disobeying traffic rules and regulation ensure that they service their vehicles regularly.โ€

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