By Cajetan Mmuta
Five persons, including two women on Thursday, sustained serious injuries in multiple accidents in the commercial town of Onitsha, Anambra state.
The crash which occurred around 12.30 pm, involved six vehicles with 16 passengers on board.
An eyewitness said a trailer driver had lost control as a result of overspeeding and crushed the other vehicles in front.
He said the driver however took to his heels immediately after the crash.
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Coors (FRSC), Adeoye Irelewuyi who confirmed the incident attributed the cause to excessive speed.
He wished the injured victims quick recovery and also urged motorists to maintain safe speed limits and avoid reckless driving.
He said, “A Serious Road traffic crash occurred near new parts flyover, by Onitsha-Awka expressway today 2nd December 2021 at about 1230hrs.
“The crash was between 6 vehicles, an articulated truck with no registration number and two commercial buses, one with registration number, AWK 494 ZD VEH, and the other without a registration number.
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“Other vehicles were two Toyota cars and one tricycle without registration numbers.
“16 people comprising 9 male adults and 7 female adults were involved in the Crash. 5 persons comprising 3male adults and 2 female adults were injured while 11 comprising 6 male adults and 3 female adults came out unhurt.
“The injured victims were taken to an undisclosed hospital before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team. However, the affected vehicles were successfully moved out of the road to allow for free flow of traffic by the FRSC rescue team from Upper Iweka Outpost, Onitsha.”
