Along the Ozalla/Corner axis of the dual-carriage Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway, the Enugu State Police Command announced it had ordered an investigation into two road accidents that claimed 10 lives and injured 10 people.
On Wednesday, around 9 a.m. on the Enugu inward-bound lane, the police public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, reported that the accidents, which left 10 people hospitalized, occurred at around 9 a.m.
He explained that a Toyota Corolla car that was trying to overtake another truck on the same route collided with a Howo truck, which was inscribed Visco Investment Global and loaded with bags of white cement.
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A Foton bus and a Daihatsu Hijet minibus, both known as “one-way,” were involved in the collision, according to the PPRO.
“Unfortunately, the truck and Toyota Corolla car caught fire, killing five of the car’s passengers. The treating physician also confirmed the death of a minibus passenger.
Another fatal crash occurred on the same road at about 3 p.m. A tricycle and a Sino truck belonging to Global Investment were involved this time.
In a statement released on the police command’s official website, Ndukwe claimed that the truck, which was loaded with cement and was traveling one-way from Garriki Enugu to Nenwe in the same inward-bound lane, struck the tricycle, killing its four drivers.
He claims that 10 other injured people are currently receiving medical attention while the victims were taken to a hospital and later declared dead.
The State Motor Traffic Department has been given a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accidents by Enugu State Command Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Giwa, while mourning the tragic loss of lives and expressing condolences to the deceased’s families.
The CP describes the accidents as avoidable, and firmly advises drivers to take extra caution, especially during these “Emergent months,” when road traffic usually increases and accidents occur more frequently.
Source: Channels TV
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