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Mayhem in Ebonyi as 5 burnt to ashes, 9 others injured in Auto crash
By Uchenna Okeh
Ebonyi citizens at the weekend were thrown into mourning following the lone auto crash along Abakaliki-Enugu expressway, wherein five persons were burnt into ashes, while nine others sustained injuries.
Investigation revealed that the victims are coming to Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi State for a program, and almost reached to the hotel where they would have lodged before the incident took place
The Nations News Nigeria reports that the driver of the said vehicle was allegedly impatient to slow down and follow the right road leading to the hotel where the victims would have lodged, rather he sped up and hit an object which perforated the fuel tank and it was gutted by fire.
One of the victims who spoke anonymity said they were using Google maps to locate the venue but the driver with annoyance said that they are wasting his fuel and speed up and refused to slow down until he hit the object.
The victim noted further that after hitting the object, he parked by the road side, came down, picked some belongings inside the vehicle, banged the door and left them there and ran away.
Confirming the incident, the sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ebonyi Command, Igwe Nnabuife, said that the accident occurred at G-Hostel junction on Thursday night (2349hrs).
He explained that the crash involved a white hummer bus with REG.LSR 823 YJ.
Nnabuife emphasized further that the vehicle lost control. It bumped into debris at a road maintenance site at G-hostel junction and caught fire and burnt.
“The Commercial bus was carrying 16 passengers. Nine were injured and five died.
“The nine injured are currently at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki and they are responding to treatment.
“The dead were deposited to a morgue in the same hospital after Doctors confirmation,” he stressed.
Nnabuife however, urged drivers to avoid reckless driving and always be mindful of bad roads to save lives.
