No fewer than six people were killed on Saturday after a truck carrying a 40-foot container loaded with cement crashed into a residential building at Area Command Bus Stop, Nnewi, Anambra State.
Three of the deceased were said to be children from the same family.
Although the Anambra State Police Command confirmed that six persons died in the incident, eyewitnesses claimed that the death toll exceeded 10.
According to PUNCH, the truck suffered a brake failure, causing the driver to lose control and crash into several buildings before coming to a halt.
Sources in the area said the incident occurred late on Friday when residents had settled in their homes.
An eyewitness said, “The driver of the trailer carrying a 40-foot container loaded with cement lost control at Ugwu-Akpati Ozu, Nnewi, and crashed at Me Court Junction, near Nnewi Police Area Command Bus Stop. The truck cleared several structures and people before ramming into a residential building, killing about five children from one family.
“It was an unfortunate incident, especially as it happened while some people were gathered in their compounds celebrating Valentine’s Day. The driver also died in the accident, while several victims were trapped under the truck.”
A gory video of the crash circulated on social media, showing residents and passersby making frantic rescue efforts to retrieve the lifeless bodies of the victims.
A woman suspected to be the mother of the four children was seen wailing as sympathisers consoled her. Several lifeless bodies, including those of children, were also seen at the crash site.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.
Ikenga said, “Preliminary information shows that the fatal accident was caused by brake failure. Regrettably, six persons lost their lives, while two others sustained serious injuries.
The Public Education Officer for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Sector, Margaret Onabe, attributed the causes of the fatal accident to excessive speed, brake failure and loss of control.
Onabe said six male and female adults and three female children were victims of the crash, disclosing that the children and the female adult lost their lives, while the rest sustained injuries.
“Among the deceased victims, one male adult and one female adult were trapped inside a building. The FRSC rescue team from Nnewi conducted an extrication, and the bodies of the deceased were transferred to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Akammili Umudim, Nnewi.”
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