Road accident: One dies, four injured in Anambra

A road accident involving two vehicles has led to the death of at least one person in Anambra State.

MuchTalksBlog gathered that the vehicles involved include; a metallic coloured Acura SUV with Lagos State registration number AKD-23-FB; and a white commercial bus also with Lagos State registration number-FST-857-XN with branded name; Federal College of Education (Technical).

Both vehicles had a head-on collision at Ogbunka, Orumba South LGA; leading to the death of a passenger in the bus, while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Mr Edwin Okadigbo, spokesperson of Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; confirmed the incident in a press release made available to newsmen.

Okadigbo said, “Six persons were in the bus that was going towards Umunze from Isuochi, Abia State; while the SUV driver was going to Isuochi from Umunze.

“One person died, and the body was deposited at Niger Hospital mortuary, Umunze; while four others sustained various degrees of injury and were taken to the same hospital.

“Preliminary investigation reveals drunkenness on the part of the SUV driver; that resulted to loss of control by the said driver.

“NSCDC, Orumba South divisional officers were on ground to assist the victims. Thereafter, clearing of the vehicles from the road; in order to avert another accident and allow free flow of traffic,” the release read.