Four die in Ebonyi auto crash
“Eight persons were involved in the accident: five females, two males and a child.
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Four persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor-accident which occurred at the Spera-en-deo junction of the Ogoja-Abakaliki-Enugu federal highway on Monday evening.
The Ebonyi Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Stella Uchegbu, confirmed the fatalities in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.
Mrs Uchegbu said that the accident involved two vehicles: an articulated vehicle and a bus.
“Eight persons were involved in the accident: five females, two males and a child.
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Six persons have been confirmed dead in an early morning accident involving three vehicles around Ajede Ogbere on the Sagamu-Benin expressway area of Ogun State.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Abeokuta, adding that the accident involved a Mazda bus marked JJJ 862 XV, a Toyota Sienna with registration number KRD 306 BJ and a Mercedes Benz marked AGL 05 XZ.
According to him, the accident occurred at 12:01 am and was caused by wrongful overtaking, excessive speed and loss of control on the part of the driver of the Luxurious bus.
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A fatal traffic crash has claimed the life of a motorcycle rider at Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday.
The crash was between an unidentified driver of a Nissan Caravan with registration number GDD 623 XA and an unidentified rider of a Kasea motorcycle without a registration number.
It was reported by an eyewitness that the crash was caused by speeding and driving against traffic.
SRC Florence Edor, Sector Public Education Officer of the Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, who confirmed the accident in a statement, said that the motorcycle rider with his passenger was riding against traffic when they were knocked down by the speeding Nissan driver.