Forty-two passengers narrowly escaped death after a truck rammed into a bus with inscription of a private school in Umuokpu, along the Onitsha-Enugu expressway, Anambra State.
It was gathered that fifteen men and twenty-four women sustained varying degrees of injury in the crash which occurred around 11:30 am on Tuesday.
According to The Nation, an eyewitness who blamed the crash on over-speeding said the tipper driver suddenly lost control and rammed into the bus from the rear.
“The tipper driver was on speed, rammed into the bus from behind, the bus lost control, somersaulted and crashed,” he said.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the crash, said no life was lost.
Irelewuyi said, “The crash involved two vehicles: White/blue Mercedes 608 bus with registration number: ENU355 UJ and White/black Mack tipper with no registration number.
“Forty two persons were involved in the crash comprising 18 male adults and 24 female adults.
“15 male adults and 24 female adults sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to AMAKU Teaching Hospital by FRSC rescue team from RS5.3 Awka for medical treatment.
“No life was lost. FRSC men from Awka Command are on ground managing the traffic and ensuring crashed vehicles are removed.”