The Federal Road Safety Corps which affirmed the occurrence to The PUNCH portrayed it as grievous. It was assembled that a transport heading out toward the northern piece of the nation had crashed into a tipper conveying sand, murdering every one of the travelers ready.
The transport, which has the engraving of DIEU MERCI Transport, was said to have stacked from Kaduna to Port Harcourt on a night venture before the mishap happened.
The impact, as per observers, happened when the back feels worn out on the tipper driving on the other way pulled out of the lorry and slammed into the transport.
One of the eyewitnesses, Okoye Ede, revealed to Punch journalist that the tripper likewise crashed into the passenger transport, smashing it to the point of being indistinguishable.
He said six people kicked the bucket in a split second, while different tenants of the transport were harmed.
"I was descending from Enugu to Nsukka when we got to the revolting scene. The passenger transport was severely harmed, dead and harmed individuals littered the ground.
"The snappy intercession of men of the FRSC, Nsukka, and other security specialists forestalled more losses, as the harmed ones were hastily taken to a medical clinic for treatment," he said.
The Sector Commander, RS9-1, Mr. Ogbonna Kalu, depicted the episode as shocking. Kalu said the passenger transport heading out from Kaduna to Port Harcourt had the crash with the tipper about 7.30am.
"There was a lethal mishap that included passenger transport and tipper lorry at the beginning of today (Monday) at Opi-Enugu Road.
"Six people passed on in a flash while others supported genuine and minor wounds. The unfortunate casualties were taken to the Bishop Shanahan Hospital in Nsukka," he said
He additionally included that the influenced vehicles had been towed away for additional examinations and to give a route for smooth traffic out and about."
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