A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were feared dead when a truck conveying a 40 feet container crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili junction, near Oba in Idemili South LGA of Anambra, on Tuesday evening.
When contacted on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mrs Margaret Onabe, confirmed the accident, but said she was still awaiting a detailed report from officers at the scene.
Onabe said that she would provide updates as soon as possible.
It was gathered that the trailer lost its brakes while descending and the driver lost control and crashed into the shuttle bus, tricycles and other vehicles.
“It crashed into some tricycles loading passengers at the junction and a shuttle bus, trapping people underneath the container, including bystanders waiting for vehicles”, said the source.(NAN)
