Another tragic road accident has reportedly claimed lives at the Ugwu Onyeama axis in Enugu State, involving a passenger bus and a trailer. Eyewitnesses said the collision left the bus completely crushed, with an unspecified number of people feared dead.
The driver of the trailer was reportedly still trapped in the wreckage as of the time of filing this report. Welders were said to have been deployed to the accident scene with specialised equipment in an attempt to cut through the wreckage and rescue the trapped driver.
The exact number of fatalities and injured persons could not be immediately ascertained. The latest incident has again raised concerns over the recurring fatal accidents along the Ugwu Onyeama stretch of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. Further details are expected as rescue operations continue.
