By Ikemefuna Asika
One male adult has been confirmed dead in a fatal road crash involving two commercial buses in Ihiala Council Area of Anambra State.
According to Margaret Onabe, Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Anambra Command, a commercial driver identified as Francis Basil with a black Ford E-250 bus with registration number No: JJJ842YG belonging to God is Good Logistics, and a driver of a custom Nissan Caravan commercial bus identified as Orjiwuru Augustine with registration number: TTK518XA were involved in a fatal road crash near Ihiala LGA Secretariat by Owerri-Ihiala Expressway Tuesday.
The probable cause of the crash was speed and loss of control.
According to an eyewitness account, the driver of the Ford vehicle was on speed when one of his front tyres pulled off, he lost control and finally crashed at the back of the Nissan that was in front.
11 people comprising, 7 male adults and 4 female adults, were involved in the crash.
One male adult was killed, while 4 male adults and 4 female adults were injured. 2 people were rescued unhurt.
The FRSC rescue team from Ihiala Unit Command rushed the victims to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala where one male adult was confirmed dead and his corpse deposited at same hospital mortuary.
The team in conjunction with police men from Ihiala Divisional Police Station towed the crashed vehicles to the police station, cleared the obstruction thus normalcy in human and vehicular movement on the road.
The Sector Commander Anambra State, Corps Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi has sympathized with the family of the dead victim and wishes the injured victims quick recovery.
He warned motorists against disobeying traffic rules and regulations emphasizing that traffic rules were made to advert road crashes.
