Many individuals had been feared lifeless on Friday as a tipper misplaced management and rammed into bystanders alongside Chisco Park Junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Native Authorities Space of Anambra.
The Spokesperson for the Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs Margaret Onabe, confirmed the incident to the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.
She famous that the sector command was gathering particulars concerning the crash.
Onabe promised to get again to our correspondent when the data was prepared.
In the meantime, eyewitnesses advised NAN that the deadly accident occurred round 9:30 p.m.
The witness stated the driving force of the truck skilled brake failure and, in an try to regulate the car, crashed into pedestrians on the roadside, leading to a number of fatalities.
“A number of individuals had been feared lifeless after a trailer driver misplaced management and rammed into victims alongside the Chisco Park Junction in Amichi.
“The accident occurred inside a brief time period, because the victims, who had been principally doing their traditional evening companies, didn’t see the incoming tipper,” one eyewitness stated.
Based on the eyewitness, some passengers had been ready to board automobiles when the trailer uncontrollably rammed into them, knocking many down.
“A few of these knocked down included motorcyclists, a bit lady, bystanders, and a few petty merchants who had been seen mendacity lifeless on the bottom,” the supply stated.
The incident was corroborated with Closed-Circuit Tv (CCTV) video footage that captured the incident. (NAN)
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