The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of five persons in a multiple-vehicle crash at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday.
FRSC Route Commander, Theophilus Okoduwa, who is also the FRSC Enugu State Sector Command Public Enlightenment Officer, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu.
Okoduwa said the crash, which involved a trailer, commercial bus and a car, happened near the LNG plant in Ugwu-Onyeama.
He said the accident, which occurred at about 3:18 p.m., involved 25 persons, comprising 13 males and 12 females.
According to him, 18 persons, comprising seven males and 11 females, were injured.
He said four males and one female died from the impact of the crash.
Okoduwa said the vehicles involved were a Dongfeng trailer, a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus and a Honda car.
“Within nine minutes of reporting the incident to the FRSC Sector Command at about 3:25 p.m., our officers and marshals as well as patrol vehicles and an ICU ambulance arrived at the scene.
“The injured victims were taken to nearby Tex Hospital, 9th Mile Corner, for immediate medical attention, while after confirmation from medical officials, the remains of the five deceased were deposited at Ekochin Morgue, 9th Mile.
“We have diverted traffic and efforts are still ongoing to clear the obstruction caused by the wreckage of the vehicles involved in the multiple crash,” he said.
Okoduwa said that preliminary investigation suggested that the multiple accidents might have been caused by wrongful overtaking and speeding.
