Policeman dies in bullion van crash in Onitsha ---- FRSC
(Nigeria) The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, said a policeman
died and 11 persons sustained injury in a multiple auto-crash on the outskirts
of Onitsha on Tuesday.
The incident took place at 2.30 p.m. in New Auto Tyres
Market, Nkpor, near Onitsha, on the Onitsha-Enugu Road.
FRSC said the accident involved a motorcade of a bank
bullion van comprising its Hilux escort and four commercial vehicles.
The Unit Commander of FRSC in the area, Mr Sunday Joseph,
who confirmed the incident, said: ``I am aware of the death of only one
policeman, while 11 persons were injured.’’
Joseph said the major cause of the crash was speeding and
dangerous overtaking.
NAN reports that the vehicles involved in the crash were two
Mack articulated vehicles, a bullion van, its Toyota Hilux escort, Mercedes 911
and a Chevrolet bus.
The incident caused a traffic gridlock on Onitsha-Enugu road
as people tried to rescue the victims.
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