At least 10 passengers were killed while another 10 were injured in two separate road accidents on Wednesday in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east.
The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said the two crashes occurred at different times on Wednesday along the Ozalla/Four-Corner Axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
“The crashes claimed 10 lives and left 10 others hospitalised,” he said.
Ndukwe said the first accident, which involved multiple vehicles occurred at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
“A Howo truck, inscribed Visco Investment Global and laden with bags of white cement, was en route Abuja from Aba, Abia State, when it collided with a Toyota Corolla car that was attempting to overtake another truck on the same route.
“A Foton bus and a Daihatsu Hijet mini-bus, both driving one-way, were also caught in the collision. Sadly, the truck head and the Toyota Corolla car went up in flames, with five occupants of the car burnt to death,” he narrated.
“A passenger in the mini-bus was equally confirmed dead by the attending medical doctor.”
The police spokesperson further narrated that a Sino truck belonging to Global Investment, and a tricycle were involved in another crash at about 3 p.m. the same day along the same road.
He added that 10 other people who were injured in the separate crashes were currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in Enugu State.
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