Seven persons travelling for a funeral ceremony have died in an auto crash on the Ogidi-Abatete road in the Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State.The accident, which occurred about 5.
15 pm on Friday, involved a tipper loaded with sand and a bus, with 19 persons on board.
An eyewitness said, “No fewer than seven persons died on the spot while other passengers sustained injuries.The Sector Public Education Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps, Pascal Anigbo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. He said, “About 5.20 pm on Friday, we received a distress call on a fatal road traffic crash which occurred at 5.15pm near Buckie Polytechnic, along Ogidi-Abatete road.“The crash involved a Mercedes Benz 608 with registration number AA205DMA driven by one Ezeugwu Christopher and a Mercedes Benz Tipper with enlistment number XD651GDD, driver’s name is given as FC Ugwumba.
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