According to eyewitness
while some of the passengers were thrown on the road during fatal the motor
accident which occurred at Ofeme Junction on Umuahia Road, Abia State others
were crushed in the bus. The tragic
accident claimed the lives of thirteen people.
The accident which happened
at about 11am involved an 18-seater commercial bus belonging to Peace Mass
Transit, PMT, Limited with number plate, AK- L895 -YY, in a head-on collision
with a trailer.
An eyewitness simply
identified as Iortyom confirmed to DAILY POST the trailer driver fled the scene
immediately after the crash.
The trailer was said to be
on top speed and lost control, veering into the path of the bus which was a few
kilometres away.
Confirming the incident,
the Sector Commander, FRSC Abia State Command, Mrs. Stella Uche, told newsmen
that 13 persons died.
According to her, two
persons sustained high degrees of injuries and are currently receiving
treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia.
Uche said, “The accident
was caused by over speeding by the trailer driver. It lost control and veered
into the route of the bus.
“Two persons were injured
and were taken to the FMC, Umuahia.
“We got to the scene
immediately we received a distress call at about 11.20am.
“The corpses had been
deposited in the mortuary,” the Commander added.
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