Many killed as speeding truck crashes into house, shops

A truck carrying a 40-foot container loaded with bags of cement has crashed into some shops and a compound in Nnewi, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing number of people.

Penpushing reports that a resident of the area identified as Ebuka Orji said the fatal road crash occurred on Friday at about 7 p.m. around Eme Court Road, explaining that the truck driver lost control of the vehicle in the Ugwu Agbati Ozu Area of the community and crashed into some shops and a compound.

The resident said the truck was speeding towards the Police Area Command in Nnewi, the truck driver controlled the vehicle away from the police facility, adding that at least, 10 people died at the spot, including children inside the compound.

Penpushing further reports that another resident, who preferred anonymity, said more than 20 people were killed in the accident, just as a video clip showed a woman, whose children were among those killed in the crash, crying uncontrollably.

“The trailer suffered brake failure and started killing people from the Ugwu Agbati Ozu before crashing into these shops and compound. Many people were killed because people were moving about celebrating Saint Valentine’s Day during that time’, he said

Penpushing also reports that the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State, Margaret Onabe, confirmed the development and promised to give details of the accident in a statement to be issued later.

The Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga, a superintendent of police equally confirmed the incident claiming that only six persons have been confirmed dead as at the time of filing this report.

Penpushing reports that Ikenga said preliminary information showed that the fatal accident was as a result of brake failure in the vehicle, but regrettably, six persons lost their lives while two others were seriously injured,” he said.

Meanwhile, the police spokesperson disclosed that police operatives and personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other relevant agencies have taken over the scene for prompt and necessary action.

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