6 dead, 14 injured in Anambra auto crash
Mr Kunapayi Adodele, the Sector Commander of the corps in Anambra, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Onitsha.“Yes, there was a fatal accident that involved an articulated vehicle loaded with kerosene which lost control and rammed into seven other vehicles at Tracas Motor Park along the Upper Iweka Road.“The victims were taken to Toronto Hospital and Borromew Hospital Onitsha,” he said.However, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Prof.
“A tanker loaded with kerosene lost control and rammed into people and killed a lot of them from MCC Bus Stop down to Peace Motor Park gate. “Seven dead people were deposited at Toronto Hospital Mortuar, and one other person we took to the hospital is still receiving treatment.“That is the number of causalities recorded by the Nigerian Red Cross Society,” Katchy said.
Also, an eyewitness told NAN that fuel tanker lost control at MCC bus stop along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway and jumped from the expressway to the service lane.“The tanker driver ran away immediately after the incident for fear of being mobbed,” the source added.
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