At least, one person has been reported dead in a road crash
involving two vehicles in Anambra State.
DAILY POST gathered that the vehicles involved were, a
metallic coloured Acura SUV with Lagos State registration number AKD-23-FB and
a white commercial bus also with Lagos State registration number-FST-857-XN
with branded name, Federal College of Education (Technical).
Both vehicles had a head-on collusion at Ogbunka, Orumba
South LGA, leading to the death of a passenger in the bus, while four others
sustained varying degrees of injuries.
A press release by Mr Edwin Okadigbo, spokesperson of
Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps confirmed
the incident.
Okadigbo said, “Six persons were in the bus that was going
towards Umunze from Isuochi, Abia State while the SUV driver was going to
Isuochi from Umunze.
“One person died, and the body was deposited at Niger
Hospital mortuary, Umunze, while four others sustained various degrees of
injury and were taken to the same hospital.
“Preliminary investigation reveals drunkenness on the part
of the SUV driver that resulted to loss of control by the said driver.
“NSCDC, Orumba South divisional officers were on ground to
assist the victims. Thereafter, clearing of the vehicles from the road in order
to avert another accident and allow free flow of traffic,” the release read.
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