The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of a male passenger in an accident involving three vehicles at Uzoakwa along Ihiala-Owerri Road, Anambra State.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, revealed this to journalists in Awka on Thursday.
Irelewuyi, who said the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking and overspeeding, added that the crash involved unidentified drivers of a Nissan commercial bus, a trailer with no registration number, and a Mack trailer, also with no registration number.
“According to eyewitnesses, the bus driver stopped in front of Universal Bakery and was discharging passengers, while the two trailers were coming from behind on speed trying to overtake each other.
“As a result, the Mack trailer hit the bus, pushing it to an electric pole and the two trailers continued their journey without stopping.
“A total of 17 persons, including 13 male adults, four female adults were involved in the crash.
“One male adult was killed. Three male adults and one female adult were injured while the other 12 were rescued unhurt.
“The victims were rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, by the FRSC rescue team while the dead victim was deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.
He commiserated with the family of the dead and wished the injured quick recovery.
He called on motorists to desist from wrongful overtaking and drive within a safe speed limit they could control, urging commercial vehicles to park away from the road where it is safe to discharge passengers.