Enugu Road Crash Claims 16 Travelers in Lone Accident

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The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that sixteen persons died in a lone motor accident that happened at Ekwegbe, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road.

State police command spokesperson DSP DANIEL NDUKWE in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the lives of yet-to-be identified fourteen males and two females were burnt beyond recognition, In an accident involving an 18-seater white-coloured Toyota Hummer bus with a Bauchi State commercial registration number DAS 215 XA .

According to the police spokesperson, the accident which happened late Tuesday night, saw the vehicle went up in flames while driving at high speed, lost control, and plunged into the fence of Maduka University along the road.

He said the sixteen deceased individuals have been taken to the hospital and confirmed dead, with two surviving rescued passengers are currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital

 

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