11 Confirmed Dead In Auto Accident In Enugu- FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirms that the tragic accident in Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway left no less than 11 people dead and one person unconscious
Two of the 14 people who were engaged in the accident on Sunday, October 30, at about 8:45 p.m., had minor injuries, according to the FRSC.
On Monday in Enugu, Mr. Joseph Toby, Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, confirmed the event to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
According to Toby, that incident happened after a 14-seater bus carrying 12 passengers and a vehicle carrying a driver and his conductor collided.
He said that those on the 14-seater bus were making a night journey from Owerri, Imo State capital, to Kano.
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He said FRSC marshals were deployed to the scene of the accident immediately after they were contacted by public-spirited individuals, adding that “immediately we called in the state fire service men”.
According to him, “it is highly likely that the 14-seater bus might have carried at least one or two gallons of fuel that got ignited immediately after the collision took place.
“It was not just an accident but a serious fire scene in which the state fire service spent several minutes and a reinforcement of their water truck to put out.
“Then, we (FRSC officials), moved in and recovered the trapped and dead bodies in the bus.
“The only survival of the bus, who jumped out of the bus forcefully and still unconscious, has been taken by our personnel to the accident and emergency ward of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu,” he said.
The commander noted that the identity of the 14-seater bus was unclear even when its registration number KTG 41 XD was verified on the FRSC system; it was not identified to anybody.
“This development has made contact tracing of the victims’ relatives difficult for the corps,” he said.
Toby advised motorists and passengers to refrain from the temptation of night travels and “learn to plan their journeys ahead of time during the day time”.
“We beg motorists to desist from carrying gallons of fuel or other inflammable in their vehicles or bus loaded with passengers along journeys notwithstanding the benefit from such a negative and dangerous act,” he added.
