'How speeding truck driver crushed 5 to death in Anambra'

'How speeding truck driver crushed 5 to death in Anambra'

A girl and four adults died in a road accident involving a jeep and a truck at Enugu-Agidi axis of Awka-Enugu Expressway in Anambra on Sunday night.

Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the state commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident on Monday in Awka.

Irelewuyi said the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control.

“The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number.”

According to an eyewitness report, the truck driver was going at a speed when he lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the Lexus SUV.

“A total of five people—three male adults, a female adult, and a female child—were involved in the crash.”

The “FRSC rescue team from the Sector Command took the victims to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue,” he said.

While condoling with the families of the dead, the Sector Commander warned motorists, especially truck drivers, to avoid speeding and keep to the recommended speed limit.

“Kill the speed before it kills you and drive to arrive alive.” Let us keep our roads safe from crashes, ” he said.

NAN