Pregnant Woman, Others Die In Auto Crash

At least seven persons, including a pregnant woman, have reported lost their lives yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra State in an accident involving a tanker and other vehicles. Another 150 people have sustained one form of injury or the other.

The accident occurred when a fuel-laden tanker, descending Awka Road, had brake failure and rammed into vehicles at Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS/Awka Road traffic light junction, an eyewitness who spoke to the Punch said.

According to the source, the driver, in a bid to avoid more destruction, crushed a blue Mitsubishi bus, fully loaded with passengers, and then hit four tricycles.

“The pregnant woman was standing at the bus stop, perhaps waiting for a bus, when she was crushed by the tanker. Others were mostly passengers in the four tricycles that were hit in the multiple accidents,” The souce is quoted as saying by the Punch.

The Punch lists Onitsha Police Area Commander, Mr. Philip Ezekiel, the Inland Town Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Cosmas Eze and the Onitsha Central Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Isa Abubakaras officials who battled to save lives.

Officials of Fire Service were reported to have rushed to the scene of the crash to prevent the petrol tanker from exploding.

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