Omg! Five Persons Killed as Bus Plunges Into River in Anambra

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Another ghastly accident along Onitsha-Enugu expressway has claimed the lives of five passengers.
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Five lives were lost early Thursday morning on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra.
 
According to the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, Anambra Command, Mr Sunday Ajayi, who confirmed the accident said the incident occurred about 1.25am on Thursday. He further revealed that the about 10 persons were rescued and taken to the hospital out of the 15 passengers in the vehicle. The remaining five were killed by the crash. 
 
The timely response of this men minimised the number of casualties the the FRSC personnel were on hand to help the injured. “The rescue at Oji River is still going on, we have been able to rescue 10 people alive and taken them to hospital, five were confirmed dead and the bus has been recovered,” he said.
 
Ajayi said the accident was caused by the carelessness of the driver. He said poor visibility, drowsiness and night driving contributed to the accident. He advised motorists who wished to travel to do so during the day to avoid the dangers of night travelling.

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