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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State said a road accident at the Odumodu junction, along Nteje-Onitsha Expressway claimed the lives of two women.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed this, yesterday, in Awka, attributed the probable cause of the crash to speeding. He said the accident, which occurred at about 7pm, on Tuesday, involved a commercial Toyota Sienna vehicle registered LND 502 YE.
“A witness said the driver was on speed, lost control of the vehicle, somersaulted after hitting a woman crossing the expressway and crashed. A total of seven people were involved in the crash, four male adults and three female adults. Four male adults and a female adult sustained varying degrees of injuries, while two female adults – the pedestrian crossing the road and a passenger in the vehicle – died.
“The FRSC first responders at Nteje rushed the victims to Beatrice Specialist Hospital at Umunya, where the two women were confirmed dead,” Irelewuyi said.
He added that the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s mortuary. While sympathising with the family of the deceased, the sector commander urged motorists to maintain safe speed, so as to arrive at their destinations alive.
