Five killed in multiple-vehicle crash on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway

Five people died when a Dongfeng trailer, a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus and a Honda car collided at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of Nigeria’s Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

The crash occurred near the LNG plant at about 3:18 p.m. on Thursday and involved 25 people, including 13 males and 12 females. Eighteen people, seven males and 11 females, suffered injuries. Four men and one woman died from the impact.

“

Within nine minutes of reporting the incident to the FRSC Sector Command at about 3:25 p.m., our officers and marshals as well as patrol vehicles and an ICU ambulance arrived at the scene.

Theophilus Okoduwa, an FRSC route commander and public enlightenment officer for the Enugu State Sector Command, said officers, marshals, patrol vehicles and an ICU ambulance reached the scene within nine minutes of the incident being reported.

Responders took the injured to Tex Hospital at 9th Mile Corner. Medical officials confirmed the deaths, after which the five bodies were deposited at Ekochin Morgue, also at 9th Mile. The FRSC diverted traffic as crews worked to remove the wreckage and clear the obstruction. A preliminary investigation suggested that wrongful overtaking and speeding might have caused the multiple collision.

“

The injured victims were taken to nearby Tex Hospital, 9th Mile Corner, for immediate medical attention, while after confirmation from medical officials, the remains of the five deceased were deposited at Ekochin Morgue, 9th Mile.