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Coming on the trail of a road accident which claimed the lives of five passengers and injured four others along Port Harcourt – Enugu Expressway on Sunday, another crash has led to the death of 11 persons, while eight others were injured on the same route. ...Tap To Read The Full Story Here | ..Tap To Read The Full Story Here...
Abia State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ngozi Ezeoma confirmed this on Thursday in a statement sighted by LEADERSHIP in Umuahia, the state’s capital.
According to the statement, the accident involved a Nissan Caravan commercial bus with registration no. SSM 320 ZR conveying 19 passengers to Enugu and a stationary HOWO truck registered with T2828LA.
“A combine rescue team from FRSC RS 9.31 Aba and RS 9.32 km78 Aba Unit Commands arrived at the scene of the crash within 5 minutes of notice and conducted rescue operations,” Ezeoma explained.
The statement, which noted that both the injured and the victims were taken to a hospital and a mortuary in Aba, said preliminary investigations pointed at over speeding as the cause of the crash.
“Further update on the cause(s) of the crash would be communicated to the public as soon as the investigation is concluded,” the FRSC Sector Commander said..…For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
