One Dead, 11 Reportedly Unconscious in Enugu Fatal Car Crash as Police Seek Help to Identify Victims

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One Dead, 11 Reportedly Unconscious in Enugu Fatal Car Crash as Police Seek Help to Identify Victims

One person has been reported died while 11 others lost consciousness in an accident that occurred at Ezeagu community, along Onitsha-Enugu Expressway on Thursday.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed that the accident happened at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, adding that the police were yet to identify and contact the relatives or friends of the victims.

The Police spokesman 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 eleven 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 Our Saviour Hospital Mortuary, 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo, near Enugu.