The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has confirmed the death of three persons while four others sustained injuries in a lone road crash along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka Road.
The Sector Commander, Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka.
Asekhauno said the crash occurred on Friday near St Jude Catholic Church, Adazi-Ani, and involved a Mercedes-Benz 608 commercial truck with registration number XB270NNL.
She said a preliminary investigation indicated that the truck developed a mechanical fault while in motion, caught fire and the driver lost control before crashing into a roadside barricade and somersaulting.
According to her, the impact trapped some of the occupants as the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
