By Cajetan Mmuta
A ghastly motor accident involving a commercial bus on Monday claimed the lives of a woman and her daughter along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway in Anambra state.
Nine out of 12 passengers in the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident which occurred at Uli town in Ihiala local government area of the state among the survivors of the crash was the son of the dead woman who was in the Nissan Caravan bus with plate number ACA 989 ZW.
Source near the accident scene disclosed that the crash happened when the driver lost control as a result of a tyre burst.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra state, Adeoye Irelewuyi confirmed the incident.
He said the corpses of the dead victims had been deposited in the morgue.
Irelewuyi who sympathized with the deceased family urged motorists to ensure their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the road.
He said “A fatal crash occurred at Uli by Ihiala-Onitsha road at about 12.35hours. The crash involved one vehicle, a commercial Nissan Caravan bus, with registration number: ACA 989 ZW belonging to Onyemaechi transport company.”
“The probable cause of the crash was attributed to a tyre burst. 12 people, five male adults, five female adults, one male child, and one female child were involved in the crash.
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“Nine casualties, including three male adults, five female adults, and one female child sustained varying degrees of injuries. Two, comprising one female adult and one female child were killed.
“The injured victims were rushed to Nnadi hospital, and Infant Jesus hospital Ihiala, by FRSC personnel where one female adult and one female child were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
“The corpse of the dead victims were deposited at Ark Angels Mortuary Ihialla. FRSC personnel on the ground managed the traffic, and cleared all obstruction,” he stated.
