Monday, June 30, 2025 - Four persons have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident that occured at Amorji community, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Saturday.
The accident, which involved Truck conveying goods to
Umuahia, happened at about 5:00 am, leaving eight passengers seriously wounded.
Some reports claimed that the accident was caused by brake
failure, while another villager opined that it may have been caused by poor
visibility on the part of the driver.
Personnel of the Abia State Emergency Medical Service, EMS,
who arrived at the scene of the accident soon after they were alerted by
community members, evacuated the victims to the hospital with their ambulance.
Confirming the sad development on Sunday, the Sector
Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Abia State Command,
Ngozi Ezeoma said that the accident involved eleven male passengers and one
female.
Ezeoma explained that four of the dead victims were male,
while eight other passengers, seven male and one female, were injured and are
receiving treatment in the hospital.
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