On Saturday several people narrowly escaped death when an 18-seater hummer bus with registration number KTU 503 YE loosed control and crashed along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway leaving many critically injured in the process.
NigeriaCrime.com gathered that the incident occurred near the Ohiya Mechanic Village around 2:00 pm.
According to an eyewitness account, the bus which loaded at Abia Tower Junction, Umuahia (less than one kilometer from the scene of the accident), was driving to the commercial City of Aba when a bullion van and the escort car on its convoy, allegedly chased the bus out of the highway.
Consequently, the driver lost control as the vehicle skidded off the road and summersault into the median of the double-carriage expressway.
“The convoy of the bullion van did not even stop but continued moving towards Aba”, one of the bystanders at the accident scene lamented.
At the scene of the incident, the wreckage of the hummer bus was seen with blood stains on parts of the vehicle and the ground.
It was also observed that the blue hummer bus with registration number KTU 503 YE was badly damaged.
The driver was said to be unconscious and had been taken to the hospital along with other passengers who sustained various degrees of injuries.
Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps who later arrived the scene assisted in the rescue operations and traffic management.
Confirming the incident the Sector Commander, FRSC, Abia State, Mr Paul Ugwu said his men had been deployed to the scene to help rescue the situation.
The FRSC boss said that the police would be contacted so that a full investigation would be launched on the cause of the crash.