About eight persons have been feared killed and 12 others injured in a multiple road accident that occurred at the Umunya Odumodu Junction along the Nteje-Awka Expressway, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that two heavy-duty trucks, one Sienna commercial bus, one black Toyota car, and another unidentified commercial vehicle were involved in the accident, which occurred on Saturday at about 12:40 pm.
The commercial vehicles were said to be coming from Onitsha and heading to Enugu before the accident occurred. The victims were said to be mostly from commercial vehicles.
An eyewitness near the crash attributed the cause to overspeeding and recklessness by one of the drivers of the heavy-duty trucks.
The witness, a tricycle operator said, “I was waiting for passengers when I suddenly saw a trailer coming from Onitsha with a high speed, immediately he got closer to the Odumodu Junction, he lost control of the vehicle as he couldn’t control the break anymore, thereby ramming into an incoming trailer in between a bus loaded with passengers.
“About eight dead victims have so far removed from the commercial vehicles while one person is still trapped.”
The acting Sector Public Education Officer of the Anambra State command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Margaret B Onabe, confirmed the incident in a statement.