By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)
AWKA — Five persons, including a woman and her daughter died in an accident at Enugu Agidi, on the Awka-Enugu expressway in Anambra State.
The crash which occurred around 7.20pm on Sunday involved a Red Truck and a black Lexus RX330 Jeep with five persons on board.
An eyewitness said the truck driver was speeding when he suddenly lost control and rammed into the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle( SUV).
Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi attributed the cause of the crash to excessive speed.
He sympathized with the deceased families, warning motorists, especially truck drivers to avoid excessive speeding and ensure they kept to recommended speed limit.
He said, “An Unidentified driver of a black Lexus RX330 with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a Red Truck with no registration number were involved in a fatal road traffic crash at Enugu-Agidi by Awka-Enugu Expressway today 4th September 2022 at about 1920hrs.
“The probable cause of the fatal crash was excessive speed. According to an eyewitness report the truck driver was at speed, lost control, and rammed into the Lexus SUV.
“Five people (3 male adults, 1 female adult, and 1 female child) were involved in the crash. Five of them (3 male adults, 1 female adult, and 1 female child) were killed.
“FRSC rescue team from RS5.3 Anambra Sector Command took the victims to Amaku hospital where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, and the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue.
“The rescue team on the ground managed traffic and ensured obstruction caused by the crash is removed,” Irelewuyi stated.
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