An unspecified number of persons were feared dead when a truck conveying a 40-feet container crashed into vehicles at the Idemili Junction, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday.
The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mrs. Margaret Onabe, confirmed the accident on Wednesday.
She said a shuttle bus, tricycles, and pedestrians were involved in the accident.
Eyewitnesses told journalists the truck experienced brake failure while descending a hill and caused the driver to lose control and crash into the shuttle bus, tricycles and other vehicles.
“It crashed into some tricycles loading passengers at the junction and a shuttle bus, trapping people underneath the container, including bystanders waiting for vehicles,” an eyewitness said.
Source: Ripples