12 Dead, Six Injured In Tragic Road Accident In Abia State

12 Dead, Six Injured In Tragic Road Accident In Abia State

The Abia State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that eleven people lost their lives in a tragic road accident at Arungwa Village, near the Arab Contractors Construction Company on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway………CONTINUE READING

The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, just three days after another crash claimed the lives of five individuals, including two infants.

In a statement released Wednesday night, Abia FRSC Corps Commander, Ngozi Ezeoma, reported that eight others were injured in the crash, which took place at 12:45 p.m.

The accident involved a white Nissan Caravan commercial bus, registered SSM 320 ZR, carrying 19 passengers (eight men and eleven women) en route to Enugu. The bus collided with a yellow HOWO commercial truck, registered T2828LA.

A combined rescue team from the FRSC RS 9.31 Aba and RS 9.32 km78 Aba Unit Commands responded within five minutes of receiving the alert and carried out rescue operations at the scene.