About 60 persons escaped death
when a fully loaded commercial luxury bus crashed into a drainage on the
Enugu-Onitsha Expressway while trying to avoid collision with a petrol
tanker, on Friday.
An eye witness, Mr. John Obi, said
that the bus with plate number LAGOS KRD 730 XJ, belonging to Young Shall Grow
motors, took off from Onitsha and was heading for Taraba State.
Obi said the passenger bus, which was descending the Kwata
bridge just before the popular UNIZIK junction in Awka, on top speed was trying
to avoid an unmarked petrol tanker.
He said that the tanker was turning on the Expressway after
discharging its content at a nearby filling station.
He said though, no live was lost but some passengers sustained
various degrees of injuries.
One of the victims, who identified himself as Chukwudi said he
was thankful to God for the narrow escape but was not psychologically balanced
to speak further.
“I just thank God, because this could have been my last day, for
me I thank God,” he said.
Another passenger, Hajiya Rekia, a nursing mother was just
shouting “Nagode Allah, Nagode Allah” (thank God).”
The Vice Chairman of Red Cross Society in Anambra, Prof. Peter
Katchy, whose team was part of the rescue team confirmed that there was no
death but few passengers sustained minor injuries which had been treated.
Katchy called on the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company
(EEDC) to restore the electric pole that was knocked down and remove cables
lying dangerously on the Expressway.
“It was a serious crash and we responded immediately but thank
God no death was recorded.
“We have called on the EEDC to immediately remove the pole and
wire from the highway.
“We do not know the immediate cause but it would be known after
our investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, combined team of Police, FRSC, NSCDC personnel, and
the state Fire Service were at the scene of the accident.
Source: Information Nigeria
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