No fewer than 10 persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident which occurred at CBN Bus-Stop, along the dilapidated Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
A News Express Correspondent who visited the scene of the accident said dead bodies were littered everywhere while passers-by made frantic efforts to take both the dead bodies and the survivors to a nearby hospital.
The accident occurred at about 8:45 a.m. today, Thursday, march 9, 2023, when an 18-seater bus with registration number XL884 ENU ran into an incoming trailer carrying bags of cement.
An eyewitness who spoke with our correspondent said the vehicle, which loaded from Abakpa, in Enugu East Local Government Area, was heading to New Market Road when the fatal accident occurred.
“The driver whose name we gave learnt is Simeon was coming from Abakpa and made attempt to overtake another vehicle in his front that was emitting too much carbon monoxide.
“As he made attempt to overtake the vehicle, the trailer was very close and the next thing we heard was a loud sound and the bus was completely damaged. I don’t know how many survived but I counted over 8 dead bodies on the floor,” the eyewitness who gave his name as Chukwudi said.
Many sympathisers attributed the crash to the poor state of the road which has forced many motorists to ply one-way.
The police, army and Road Safety Personnel are already on ground to control traffic and avoid any breakdown of law.
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