The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra has confirmed the death of an individual in a collision involving five vehicles at Odumodu Junction, Umunya, along the Nteje-Awka Expressway. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the sector commander of FRSC in Anambra, provided this confirmation in Awka on Saturday.

Mr. Irelewuyi attributed the accident, which took place around 12:40 p.m., to overspeeding. He further explained that the incident involved a commercial Toyota Hiace bus registered as ENU 32 XD and a fully loaded tanker with the registration number LSD 339 XA.

He also stated that aside from the previously mentioned vehicles, a Toyota Yaris car registered as KSF 646 BZ, another tanker with the number BAU 305 ZE, and a Toyota Camry car registered as ABN 64 JA were also part of the accident. The driver of the loaded tanker lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speeding, resulting in a collision with another vehicle and causing a chain reaction with other vehicles involved.

Out of the total 26 individuals involved in the crash, including 20 adult males and 6 adult females, 12 sustained injuries, tragically resulting in the death of the Toyota Yaris car driver. Thankfully, the remaining 13 individuals were rescued without any harm.

According to him, the FRSC rescue team promptly transported the injured victims to Boromi Hospital in Onitsha and Divine Favour Hospital in Umunya. Simultaneously, they are currently working diligently to safely extract the body of the deceased victim trapped beneath the tanker.

The sector commander mentioned that the state Fire Service was present at the scene to swiftly handle any potential fire incident, given that the tanker was carrying petroleum motor spirit (PMS).

Furthermore, he stated that FRSC personnel were actively managing the flow of traffic and working to remove the obstacles caused by the collision.

Expressing his condolences to the family of the deceased, Mr. Irelewuyi cautioned motorists to refrain from speeding and emphasized the importance of driving at a safe and appropriate speed to protect their own lives as well as the lives of other individuals using the road.