Black Monday: Scores including Corps member killed in auto-crash involving truck and

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Black Monday: Scores including Corps member killed in auto-crash involving truck and commercial buses in Anambra (photos)






Over ten persons were killed in an auto-crash on Monday, involving a Mercedes 911 truck and two commercial buses in Agulu, Anambra state.
 
The auto crash occurred at the intersection along Agulu lake hills. Eyewitnesses say the driver of one the buses is dead, while the truck driver survived but with injuries. A male Corps member is said to be among the dead.
 
Cause of the accident is still sketchy as concerned authorities are still busy evacuating the scene and controlling traffic.
 
Governor Willie Obiano cut short his attendance at the ongoing State Exco meeting at the Government House Awka, to visit the accident scene at Agulu Lake.
 


From the scene, Governor Obiano visited the hospital where survivors were receiving treatment.
 
Governor Obiano who expressed sympathy with family members who lost their loved ones, assured of his government's support to the victims, adding that a barrier will be mounted on the road before the end of tomorrow.
 
More photos below.
 













 

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Update: FRSC confirms 6 dead, 17 injured in Anambra accident






The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that six persons died in an accident involving a truck and three other vehicles along Amawbia-Agulu road in Awka.
 
Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the FRSC sector Commander in Anambra, who confirmed the accident, said that 17 other persons sustained injuries in the accident which occurred at about 8.00 a.m.

 
Kumapayi explained that the driver of an articulated vehicle with registration number XB 283 MBA lost control and rammed into three other vehicles.
 
He said that the other vehicles are Toyota Space with registration number XC 109 UKP, Toyota Corolla, FST 939 AY and Sienna with registration number ENU 837 CP.
 
The sector commander said that 23 people were involved in the accident.
“Our rescue team arrived at the scene around 10.45 a.m. after we were contacted. A total of 23 persons were involved in the crash, six died – five males and a female, while 17 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The corpses have been deposited at the mortuary in a general hospital in the area, while other injured persons are receiving treatment at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital at Agulu,’’ he said.

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