By Suleiman Anyalewechi
About five persons were Friday morning October 25, 2024, confirmed burnt to death in a fatal road mishap in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The Ebonyi State Police Command, also, informed that seven other injured victims are currently receiving medical attention at the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki.
The accident involved a fully loaded commercial bus heading from Enugu to the capital city of Ebonyi State.
However, the bus rammed into some objects left on the road by a workers of a company carrying out palliative works on a section of the Enugu-Abakaliki road.
The incident which took place close to the G-Junction of the road made the driver lose control of the bus. It caught fire thereafter.
Ebonyi State Police Spokesman, Joshua Ukanda, said while five persons died on the spot, seven others sustained severe burns.
“The incident happened around 00:20hrs .There are some bad spots on the road where some reconstruction works are ongoing.
“The driver may not have been aware, and so ran into the obstacles on the road and lost control.
“The vehicle caught fire immediately after it ran into the obstacles and five persons were burnt to death, while seven others were rescued with severe burns and rushed to the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki where they are receiving treatment.”
The Source reports that of late, the Enugu/Abakaliki express way has been recording such avoidable road mishaps owing to the seemingly unending palliatives works ongoing
Two of such accidents had occurred on the road within the last three months, claiming several lives.
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