A truck driver on high speed has crushed to death, a woman, her baby and three others in Anambra state.
Speaking on the incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Command, C.C. Adeoye Irelewuyi, stated that the accident occurred at about 7:20 pm on Sunday at the Enugwu-Agidi axis of the Awka-Enugu Expressway.
According to Irelewuyi, the terrible accident came up when the unidentified driver of a red truck with no registration number rammed into a Lexus RX330 SUV with registration number KJA182HS.
The SUV was occupied by a woman and her baby girl.
A communique released on the incident states:
“An unidentified driver of a black Lexus RX330 with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver of a Red Truck with no registration number was involved in a fatal road traffic crash at Enugwu-Agidi by Expressway by Awka-Enugu Expressway today 4th September 2022 at about 1920hrs.
“The probable cause of the fatal crash was excessive speed. According to an eyewitness report, the truck driver was on speed, lost control and rammed into the Lexus SUV.
“Five people (3 male adults, 1 female adult and 1 female child) were involved in the crash. Five of them (3 male adults, 1 female adult and 1 female child) were killed.
“FRSC rescue team from RS5.3 Anambra Sector Command took the victims to Amaku Hospital where they were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, and the corpses were deposited at the hospital morgue.
“The rescue team on ground managed traffic and ensured obstruction caused by the crash was removed.”
The FRSC Commander sympathised with the families of the deceased and warned motorists against exceeding speed limits, saying, “Kill the speed before it kills you. Drive to arrive alive. Let’s keep our road safe from crashes.”