The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to eight others, including four journalists, following a multiple-vehicle accident at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
The Enugu State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Franklin Agbakoba, disclosed this on Sunday in Enugu, stating that the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. on March 28.
According to him, a total of nine persons—six पुरुष and three females—were involved in the accident, which included a commercial Mercedes truck, a Toyota Sienna, and a Toyota Hiace bus.
Agbakoba attributed the crash to wrongful overtaking and excessive speeding.
He added that FRSC rescue teams promptly evacuated the injured victims to Tex Hospital, 9th Mile Corner, while the remains of the deceased were deposited at the Colliery Hospital morgue in Enugu.
He further noted that officers cleared the obstruction caused by the crash to restore the free flow of traffic along the busy expressway.
Among the injured are four journalists: NTA reporter Chimaroke Ugwu and his cameraman Jerry Ugwuanyi, as well as AIT reporter Kelechi Ekeledo and his cameraman Ifeanyi Ogbodo.
Reacting to the incident, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu Council, Obinna Ogbuka, expressed sympathy with the affected journalists and thanked God for sparing their lives.
He, however, decried the recurring accidents along the Ugwu-Onyeama axis and called for the speedy completion of ongoing reconstruction works on the road to prevent further tragedies.
