A yet-to-be-identified female tragically lost her life and two others sustained injuries in a motor accident along the Onitsha-Asaba bridgehead.
It was gathered that the accident happened on Thursday and the cause of the crash was attributed to brake failure.
An eyewitness said the vehicle had a brake failure as the driver was descending the River Niger bridge en route to Asaba, adding that he lost control of the vehicle and rammed into pedestrians on the roadside.
Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka on Friday said “the crash involved an articulated Mercedes Benz vehicle with registration number NKE 25 LG. Eyewitness reports reaching us indicated that the vehicle had a brake failure and rammed into people along the road.
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“On arrival at the scene, FRSC men took the two injured persons to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, while the dead were taken to Toronto Mortuary.”
While commiserating with the family of the dead, Mr Irelewuyi advised motorists to ensure regular maintenance of their vehicles to ascertain when it is suitable to ply the road.
He also urged motorists to adhere to traffic rules.
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