No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured in an auto crash involving a Nissan Caravan and a truck along the Itu–Calabar Road in Akwa Ibom State.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom State, Matthew Olonisaye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Olonisaye attributed the crash, which occurred on Saturday, to speeding and warned road users, especially motorists, against speeding, wrong-way driving, and indiscriminate parking.
He said 11 males and five females were involved in the accident, noting that three of the females and two males involved were burnt to death, while the remaining ones sustained injuries of various degrees.
The FRSC official stated: “When a report of the incident was received, the FRSC operatives mobilised and moved over to attend to the situation.
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“Upon arrival at the crash scene, the injured ones were moved to nearby hospitals for prompt medical attention while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the morgue.
“When inquiry was made as to the cause of the crash, it was gathered that the causal factor to the crash was speed related according to eyewitnesses.
“After immediate evacuation of the victims, the road was cleared of the wreckage, to enable free-flow of traffic.”
Olonisaye said the accident could have been avoided if the drivers observed certain safety measures and adhered strictly to traffic rules and regulations.
He urged motorists to be cautious while using the roads during the yuletide season, to avoid a future occurrence.
The FRSC sector commander said the command had continually sensitised and enlightened motorists to safe road use culture, to avert such incidences of road carnage.
Olonisaye cautioned road users against excessive speed, indiscriminate parking, inadequate lighting systems, distraction, night travel, drunk driving, and non-adherence to traffic rules, among others.
The sector commander, while commiserating with the families of the deceased, wished the injured quick recovery.
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