Tragedy was on Sunday averted at the Niger bridge, Onitsha, Anambra state following an accident involving two articulated vehicles.
According to the First Information Report of the Federal Road Safety Corps Anambra State Command released to journalists in Awka about 9am today by the Ag. Sector Public Education Officer RC Kamal Musa, has it that a crash involving two heavy duty trucks occurred on the Niger Bridge in Onitsha, but no life was lost in the mishap.
The FIR of the FRSC recorded that the Sector Commander CC Andrew Ayodele Kumapayi had consistently campaigned against all forms of dangerous driving including over-speeding and wrongful over-taking especially on delicate routes like the Niger Bridge Onitsha.
The accident report reads thus: “At about 0630hrs this morning Sunday 16th August 2020, an articulated vehicle loaded with 40,000 liters of Associated Gas Oil (AGO) with enlistment number ENU 757ZX collided with a M/Benz Truck with registration number NNE XB on the Niger Bridge Onitsha.”
Anaedoonline.ng gathered that one of the lorries was attempting to overtake the other on top of the bridge when they suddenly collided.
“According to eyewitnesses, a total of five( 5) male adults involved all came out without injury .The crash was caused by wrongful overtaking while on top speed.”
“FRSC rescue team from Onitsha Unit Command have condoned off the crash scene and commenced traffic control while a tow truck from Asaba was contacted and deployed to tow off the trucks.”
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