The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the deaths of five persons in a multiple accident at the Ugwuonyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday.
FRSC Route Commander, Theophilus Okoduwa, who is also the FRSC Enugu State Sector Command Public Enlightenment Officer, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu.
Okoduwa said that the multiple accident, which involved a trailer, commercial bus and a car, happened precisely by the LNG Plant in Ugwu-Onyeama.
He said that the accident, which happened at about 3:18 p.m involved 25 persons, which included 13 males and 12 females.
According to him, it is unfortunate that 18 persons, which included seven males and 11 females, were injured.
