It was a gory sight on Wednesday as the lifeless body of a cyclist lay along the expressway with the head completely smashed following a fatal crash between a trailer and the unfortunate bike rider who rammed into the highway and met his waterloo.
Again at Upper Iweka in Onitsha, another fatal accident occurred on Wednesday in front of the Adam and Eve bus terminal.
The report from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command has it that the fatality was caused by brake failure and loss of control on the wheels by a trailer driver.
The FRSC report read, ” A fatal road traffic crash occurred in front of Adam and Eve Motors Upper Iweka by Awka-Onitsha Expressway today 1st June 2022.
At about 15:35hours.
The crash involved 4 people comprising 3male adults and 1 female adult. No injured: 1 male adult. No killed 2: 1 male adult(a driver seated in his vehicle waiting for his turn to load) and 1 female adult(a pedestrian Hawking sachet water.
The cause of the fatal crash was attributed to loss of control and brake failure. An eyewitness said the driver of the fully-loaded truck with tiles and other building materials failed to brake, lost control and rammed into 3 stationary vehicles parked and also 2 pedestrians and crashed. The crash was between 4 vehicles
Unidentified drivers of a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number: XJ444NSH, a Mercedes Benz 190 car with registration number HAL585RF, Suzuki Every bus with registration number: RLU799XC and Mistibushi L300 bus with registration number: SSM892ZR.
As of the time of filing this report, the injured victim was taken to Toronto hospital for treatment and the dead victims were deposited at the same hospital morgue by the FRSC rescue team from RS5.31A Upper Iweka Outpost Command. The personnel managed traffic. Efforts are being made to tow the truck to CPS Police Division Onitsha.
The Sector Commander Anambra State Corps Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi* Comeserate with the families of the dead victims, and also wished the injured victims a quick recovery.
He urged drivers to ensure their vehicles meet minimum safety standards before hitting the road. “
