Eight lives have been lost while two people suffered injuries in a road traffic accident that occurred along the Bende-Ohafia Road in Abia State.
The Abia Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) incident in a statement by the Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma in Umuahia on Monday.
Ezeoma stated that the accident occurred on Sunday along the Mmuri River axis of the road in Ohafia Local Government Area.
According to her, a trailer carrying chippings hit and fell on a Sharon Volkswagen vehicle with 10 persons on board.
“At the time of the crash, eight persons had died including a woman standing by the roadside and three were injured.
“The injured victims were taken to the hospital while the dead ones were deposited at the morgue,” she said.
Ezeoma said that a preliminary investigation revealed that dangerous driving and excessive speeding caused the crash.
