Fatal Accident claim lives at Enugu

Family of four were reportedly affected in a ghastly auto crash which claimed many lives in Enugu Tuesday.

More than seven persons were believed to have died while many sustained different degrees of injury in an Enugu fatal multiple accident.
The accident happened at Ugwu Onyeama (Enugu-Onitsha Expressway) on Tuesday, 11th July around 9am.

The affected family, yet to be identified, includes a man, his wife, and two children. Only one of the children was said to have survived.


The incident was said to have occurred when a tanker carrying inflammable product had a head on collision with trailer carrying cement and the crash affected other vehicles.


A fully loaded GUO bus travelling to Lagos from Ebonyi State, a private car with parents and their two young children and an unmarked bus, were also involved in the crash.

Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai who was at the scene of the incident for an on the spot assessment, also visited the hospitals where the injured victims were taken to.

Barr. Ossai thanked the hospitals for the promptness in treating the victims as well as the first respondents for their efforts in reducing the number casualties.

“We visited the private clinic at 9th mile were substantial number of our citizens are hospitalised and we are also here at the orthopaedic hospital where some of the victims are receiving treatment.

“We’re also grateful to the Doctors for their prompt interventions because I’m sure but for their interventions, we would have had more losses. We’re also grateful to the first respondents; the military personnel, Road Safety Corps, fire service, DSS and police and all the institutions that came and effected immediate response and ensure we didn’t lose more persons than we lost.”

The deputy Governor also assured that the government will assist the injured persons in their treatment.

He said the incident has also exposed the need to strengthen the institutions responsible for maintaining accident free roads as some of accidents are avoidable, while harping on the need for regular vehicle maintenance and training programmes for the drivers.