Truck kills female pedestrian at Onitsha – FRSC
Eyewitness reports reaching us indicated that the vehicle had a brake failure and rammed into people along the road.
A female pedestrian has been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck along Onitsha-Asaba Bridge Head, Anambra, on Thursday.
Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka on Friday.
He said: “The crash involved an articulated Mercedes-Benz vehicle with registration number NKE 25 LG.
“Eyewitness reports reaching us indicated that the vehicle had a brake failure and rammed into people along the road.
“Two people were injured, and a female pedestrian was killed.
“The FRSC rescue team rushed the injured victims to the Toronto hospital in Onitsha and deposited the bodies of the dead at the hospital mortuary,” he said.
While condoling with the family of the dead, Irelewuyi advised motorists to ensure regular maintenance of their vehicles to ascertain when they are suitable to ply the road.
He also urged motorists to adhere to traffic rules.