Pregnant woman, 7 others die in Onitsha auto crash

ONITSHA—No fewer than seven persons, including a pregnant woman,
yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra State, lost their lives, while about 15 others
sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a tanker and
other vehicles.
The accident, according to an eyewitness, occurred when a fuel-laden tanker,
descending Awka Road, had brake failure and rammed into vehicles at
Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS/Awka Road traffic light junction.
According to the source, the driver, in a bid to avoid more destruction, crushed
a blue Mitsubishi bus, fully loaded with passengers, and then hit four tricycles.
A source said: “The pregnant woman was standing at the bus stop, perhaps
waiting for a bus, when she was crushed by the tanker. Others were mostly
passengers in the four tricycles that were hit in the multiple accidents”
Onitsha Police Area Commander, Mr. Philip Ezekiel, the Inland Town Divisional
Police Officer, Mr. Cosmas Eze and the Onitsha Central Divisional Police
Officer, Mr. Isa Abubakar, all battled to save lives.
Officials of Fire Service rushed to the scene of the crash to prevent the petrol
tanker from exploding.

a guy who do way bill 4me died in that accident with commuter bumper with the engines he bought for me@ Onitsha yesterday the incident happen by 10:52 am

R.I.P

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