Anambra State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, on Thursday confirmed the death of two men as a container fell on a tricycle at Owerri-Onitsha Road, Anambra.
Asekhauno, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka, said the container the trailer was carrying fell on the tricycle due to failed portion of the road.
The commander said the accident occurred at about 8.20 a.m.
“The fatal crash involved
two unidentified drivers of a red colour tricycle with no registration number and a trailer which also has no registration number.
“Eyewitnesses reported that the cause of the crash was a poorly maintained section of the road, which caused the trailer’s container to fall on the tricycle.
“A total of four men were involved in the crash and two were killed.
“The FRSC tow van was employed to lift the trailer off the tricycle allowing for the clearance of the obstruction.
“The team in collaboration with the Police took the victims, who were trapped under the trailer to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival,”he said.
The Sector Commander said the obstruction had been cleared to ensure free traffic flow.
She urged road users to exercise caution and adhere to traffic rules to prevent such incidents
