FRSC Confirms One Dead In Anambra Auto Crash

One person has been confirmed dead in a moto crash incident that occurred at the Building Materials junction, Obunike by Onitsha-Awka expressway, in Anambra State.

According to reports, the terrible incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon between a truck and a motorcycle.

Confirming the incident, Margrette Onabe, public education officer of the FRSC in the state said the accident involved ‘a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number ASB280ZH belonging to DO GOOD Transport Company with fleet number 82, and an unidentified driver of Haojue motor bike with registration number QD618URU’.

She noted that the accident occurred after the truck driver drove against traffic, hitting the bike rider to death.

She added that the truck driver abandoned his truck, fleeing the scene of the incident.

She said, “The probable cause of the crash was route violation. The truck driver drove against traffic and hit the bike rider and crashed. He abandoned his truck and ran away with two of his passengers in the truck. Four male adults were involved in the crash.”

According to her, FRSC personnel from RS5.33 Nteje took the dead victim to Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and her corpse deposited at the same hospital’s Mortuary.