16 Dies In Enugu Road Accident
A total of Sixteen persons lost their lives in a lone fatal motor accident on the Ekwegbe road along the Enugu/Opi/Nsukka road in Enugu State.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, State Headquarters, and DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday, the accident happened at around 5:20 p.m.
Giving a breakdown, he made it known that the victims include 14 males, and two females, who, according to him, were burnt beyond recognition.
Explaining further, Ndukwe said the accident involving an 18-seater white-coloured Toyota Hummer bus with a Bauchi State commercial registration number of DAS 215 XA and the inscription “Masha Allah”, lost control and plunged into the fence of Maduka University along the road and went up in flames.
The impact of the crash and the intensity of the fire that occurred during the accident were said to have led to the death of 16 passengers while two others were rescued alive.
“A preliminary investigation reveals that the vehicle, loaded with edible vegetables, other food items, and the luggage of the passengers, was heading towards Nsukka from the Enugu axis of the road. However, the actual point of take-off and final destination of the vehicle has not been ascertained. Nonetheless, the items have been recovered by the Igbo-Etiti Police Division,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, in the company of officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, has visited the scene to assess the situation.
He described the accident and the carnage therein as sad, commiserating with the yet-to-be-traced family members, friends, and associates of the deceased.
