Five people burnt to death as bus catches fire on Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway

Maureen Edozie in Enugu

Five persons were on Friday burnt to death along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway, near the G-hostel junction in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, as well as seven others suffered severe burns when a bus filled with passengers caught fire

Penpushing reports that sources explained that the bus came into the state around 12.20am, but as at the time of filing this report it was not immediately clear where the bus came from into the town.

The Ebonyi State Police Command Public Relations Officer Joshua Ụkandu, confirmed the incident explaining that the vehicle ran into some obstacles on the road placed by a maintenance team renovating some bad sections of the road, and then it caught fire.

Penpushing further reports that Ukandu established that five people were burnt to death, adding that those who suffered severe burns were receiving treatment at the hospital as at the time of filing this report.

‘The incident happened around 00:20hrs. There are some bad spots on the road where some reconstruction is ongoing. The driver may not have been aware and so ran into the obstacles on the road and lost control’, he said.

‘The vehicle caught fire immediately after it ran into the obstacles, and five persons were burnt to death while seven others were rescued with severe burns and rushed to the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, where they are receiving treatment’, Ukanda added.

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