A man yet-to-be-identified, has been killed in a road crash that occurred close to Igbariam Junction, along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State.
According to an eyewitness, who refused to reveal his name, the incident happened at about 8:30 am on Sunday.
Report gathered that the accident involved a commercial-loaded Benz truck with registration number, UKP381ZU and a green private Toyota Sienna with registration number, KRD429AG.
About 10 persons, consist of seven males and three females, were said to be involved in the accident. While one person, a male, lost his life, one person was injured.
A staff officer, Public Education, Federal Road Safety Corps, Charles Iyiegbuniwe, who confirmed the development, said the probable cause of the accident was “speeding and collision.”
Iyiegbuniwe said, “At about 8:26 am, a report came in that a crash involving a sudden breakdown of a commercial-loaded truck Benz 1513 with Registration Number UKP381ZU and a green private Sienna of Liveth Vatten Limited, with registration number KRD429AG, carrying 10 passengers, seven males, and three females, whose driver’s name is Rufus Chime, happened.
“One male adult was injured while one yet-to-be-identified male adult was killed. An eyewitness reported that the Sienna was approaching the road with speed, but unknown to him that the truck broke down, he tried to swing, but could not control the motion. As a result, he collided with the truck.
“Before the arrival of the rescue team, sympathisers had taken the injured victim to Toronto Hospital, while the one killed was taken to the morgue at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku.”
Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander in Anambra State, sympathised with the family of the departed.
He added, “The corps commander raised a sound warning to the drivers of articulated vehicles to endeavour to place the caution triangle and reflective tape that will indicate signs of cautionary alert to other moving vehicles,”.
Irelewuyi emphasized that people should always carry loads that both the driver and the vehicle can manage, fix their cars to meet safety regulations, and specifically suggest that driving within a controlled speed limit is the only way to prevent fatalities in collisions.
