Three Crushed To Death In Emene, Enugu State

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Enugu Police Command has arrested a truck who crushed no fewer than three persons to death. Two others were severely injured in the ghastly road mishap in Emene ,on the outskirts of Enugu on Friday night, August 16, 2024 .

No official statement has been issued on the possible cause(s) of the accident involving the truck belonging to a construction firm and a mini-commuter bus.

But some eye witness accounts said the truck which was coming from the Adoration road, by railway crossing rammed into the stationary bus said to be off-loading passengers.

Three of the seven passengers on board were killed on the spot, while two others sustained serious injuries.

The injured were rushed to a medical facility close by- Annunciation Hospital in Emene, while the dead were deposited in the mortuary.

Witnesses said they cannot precisely point to what led to the incident, as the truck was neither speeding, nor has a  brake failure established.

However, some witnesses  expressed fears that the arrested truck driver might be left off the hook by the Police, thereby stalling any chance of knowing what actually  happened, as well as securing justice for the  victims.

The ownership of the truck- a construction company, is the major reason for their apprehension.

Most of the witnesses believe that, the truck driver is to be blamed for the avoidable accident.

Neither the Police nor  Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has officially reacted to the sad incident at the time of reporting.