Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
A fatal road accident has claimed the life of one person and injured eight others in Ihiala Local Government Council of Anambra State.
The crash took place two poles before Ihiala Local Government Area Secretariat by Owerri-Ihiala Expressway on Tuesday.
A source close to the scene of the accident said 11 persons comprising 7 male adults and 4 female adults were involved in the crash.
“One male adult was killed, while four male adults and four female adults were injured but two people were rescued unhurt.”
The source said the cause of the fatal crash was over-speeding and loss of control.
“The driver of the vehicle was on high speed, when one of the front tyres pulled off, lost control and finally crashed at the back of the other vehicle that was in front.”
Confirming the incident, Ag. Sector Public Education Officer State FRSC, RC Margaret Onabes, said the FRSC rescue team from RS5.34 Ihiala Unit Command, Anambra State, rushed the victims to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala where one male adult was confirmed dead and his corpse deposited at same hospital mortuary.
She said FRSC team in conjunction with policemen from Ihiala Divisional Police Station towed the crashed vehicles to the police station.
She said obstruction has been cleared and normalcy in human and vehicular movement restored.
