The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident involving two vehicles at Ogbunike Hill, Onitsha-Awka Expressway, claimed the lives of two male adults.
On Tuesday Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Corps Sector Commander confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka .
Irelewuyi said the accident which occurred at about 7 a.m. on, Tuesday could be attributed to road obstruction and excessive speed.
“The fatal crash involves a red Tipper with no registration number and an Ash Toyota Corolla with registration number HTE 365 CU.
“Eyewitness report indicates that the Tipper vehicle developed a fault and parked, causing an obstruction on the road and the driver of the Toyota vehicle rammed into the Tipper from the rear and crashed.
“However, the FRSC rescue team are on the ground controlling traffic. Aggressive crowd are also on the ground attempting to burn the truck involved,” he said.
The sector commander condoled with the families of the dead and urged motorists to obey traffic rules by maintaining safe speed limits as well as ensuring their vehicles were in good condition before hitting the road.
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