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Tragedy: BUA Cement Truck Crushes Five At Anambra Market To Death, Leaves Six Severely Injured

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By Suleiman Anyalewechi

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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Anambra State Sector Command, has blamed a tragic road accident involving multiple vehicles at Eke Awgbu Market, in Orumba North Local Council of the State on a probable brake failure.

The Sector Spokesperson, Margaret Onabe, said a BUA long truck on Tuesday, July 9, 2024,  rammed into a commercial tricycle, a motorcycle, and a private Honda vehicle.

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“The probable cause of the fatal road traffic crash was excessive speed/ brake failure.

“According to an eye witness ,the truck driver was on high speed ,had a brake failure ,lost control and crashed into the other automobiles at a check point .

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“Eleven persons were involved in the crash comprising nine male adults and two females. Five male adults, one female sustained varying degrees of injury, while four male adults and one female were killed'” the FRSC said .

The injured were rushed to a close medical facility- Referral Health Centre Awgbu, while the dead have been deposited at  the St Joseph’s Mortuary Adazi Ani.

But some eye witness accounts insisted that the accident occurred following efforts by the BUA truck driver to evade some members of the Anambra State Taskforce on revenue drive who were  stationed on the road.

According to them, some of the Taskforce Operatives were seen hot on the heels of the truck, with sticks and other light weapons.

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They maintained that it was in a bid to evade the stick- wielding taskforce members that the truck driver lost control and rammed into the automobiles very close to the market .

The truck was carrying bags of cement.

The Anambra State Authorities  have, however,  rejected the allegation.


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