The Police in Enugu State has commenced an investigation into multiple auto accidents that claimed seven lives in Ugwuoba Community, Oji-River Local Government Area, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Wednesday that the accidents, occurred on Sunday, April 8 at about 8: pm.
Amaraizu said,
“It was gathered that an articulated vehicle with registration number; KTU 31 XA collided with one Mitsubishi bus with registration number XE 911 JJT.
“The bus in turn hit another Mitsubishi bus with registration number FGG 233 XG, and as a result, both vehicles crash landed on the truck.
“No fewer than seven passengers were confirmed dead including an eight-month-old baby who later died at a nearby hospital during medical attention.’’
Amaraizu noted that the identities of the deceased persons were yet to be ascertained.
He said the other victims who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to Salvation and Faith Hospitals in Oji River for treatment while the deceased bodies were deposited at the General Hospital Mortuary.
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