15 Burnt In Enugu Highway Crash
Category: Bizarre News
15 occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition on
Saturday when the bus had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the
Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway.
The spokesman of the FRSC, Bisi
Kazeem, confirmed the accident in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Kazeem stated that the accident occurred at the Enugu highway’s
end at about 8:20 p.m.
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“The victims have been given mass burial. All obstructions have been
cleared. Enugu State Fire Service already extinguished the fire on the bus.
“The
fatal crash is blameable on several factors, including fatigue, which must
have made one of the drivers sleep on the wheels,’’ he stated.
Mr
Kazeem quoted the FRSC corps marshal, Dauda Biu, as advising motorists to
desist from night journeys to reduce fatalities from road crashes.
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He added that Mr Biu noted that most fleet operators and other vehicle
owners, including private vehicle owners addicted to night journeys, did so
for selfish economic gains.
The FRSC boss observed that most night
travelers indulged in the overloading of vehicles with passengers and goods.
“Travelers should plan their journeys for the daytime because when
crashes occur away from FRSC rescue points, it is difficult to access help
from other motorists at night,’’ Mr Biu was quoted as saying.
(NAN)
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