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Six persons mislaid their lives on Tuesday when a speeding achromatic Toyota car crashed into a radical of traders and motorcyclists astatine Umuikaa junction, Isiala South section authorities country of Abia State, on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt expressway.
Seven different persons besides suffered assorted degrees of injuries, portion six motorcycles were damaged.
The car, which was coming from the Umuahia extremity of the road, reportedly mislaid power and crashed into the traders astatine the junction, with galore of the victims being pistillate traders.
The car besides ran into comercial motorcycle operators who came retired for businesses, earlier ramming into a building.
The assemblage of the unfortunate indigenes who mislaid their lives successful the mishap were evacuated to the mortuary aft being confirmed dead, portion survivors were rushed to infirmary for urgent medical attention.
Official origin of the catastrophe has not been released by applicable authorities agencies, but immoderate residents of Umuikaa suggested that the mishap could person been caused by implicit speeding oregon brake failure.
When DAILY POST contacted the Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps , Abia State, C.C. Ngozi Ezeoma on Wednesday morning, she confirmed the accident.
“Yes, it happened astatine Umuikaa junction”, the Sector Commander said.
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