Five people died in a multiple vehicle collision on the Enugu-Onitsha Motorway in Ugwuonyeama on Thursday, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps. A car, a commercial bus and a caravan were involved in the collision, which happened close to the LNG plant at around 3:18 p.m.
Thirteen males and twelve girls were among the twenty-five individuals involved in the incident, according to FRSC Route Commander Theophilus Okoduwa, who spoke to a news correspondent.
Four males and one female died in the collision, while eighteen others seven males and eleven females were injured.
Three cars were involved: a Honda automobile, a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus, and a Donhfeng trailer.
Officers, marshals, patrol cars, and an ICU ambulance arrived at the scene nine minutes after the incident was reported to the FRSC Sector Command at 3:25 p.m.
The five dead were sent to the Ekochin Mortuary at 9th Mile after medical confirmation, while the injured were taken to Tex Hospital at 9th Mile Corner for treatment.
Vehicle wreckage has been removed off the motorway by continuous clearing operations and traffic rerouting.
According to preliminary investigations, one of the drivers may have violated the speed limit and engaged in improper overtaking, which led to the collision.