The Police in Enugu
on Thursday said one person died and 11 others became unconscious in an
accident that occurred along the Ezeagu community axis of Onitsha-
Enugu
Expressway.
The Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of
Nigeria in Enugu that the accident happened at about 9p.m. on Wednesday.
Amaraizu said that
the Police had yet to identify and contact the relations or friends of the
victims.
He appealed to
members of the public to report to the Police any missing person or someone
that undertook a journey through the Onitsha-Enugu road that had not returned
home.
“The accident
involved an empty luxurious bus and a mass transit company mini-bus loaded with
passengers coming from Enugu.
“It was gathered
that both vehicles collided while plying one way, which left one person in the
mini-bus dead while 11 others are in critical condition.
“Police intervention
saw the conveyance of the injured persons to Ekochin Hospital 9th Mile Corner,
Ngwo, near Enugu,’’ he said.
Amaraizu said that
the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the Our Saviour Hospital
Mortuary, 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo, near Enugu. (NAN)
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