Reports indicate that the fatal accident, a lone crash, happened at about 4:25pm over the weekend.
Videos from the scene of the crash, currently trending on social media, depict some corpses lying in a pool of blood, while reports suggest that others remain trapped inside and under the crashed vehicle.
An eyewitness who did not mention his name, revealed that it was only one person that came out alive, out of all the passengers in the vehicle.
The videos show that the crash involved a commercial Toyota Sienna owned by Onitsha South Mass Transit Company. The vehicle has the registration number NZM-814ZL and the company number 1721.
Our correspondent also gathered from the videos that the speeding Sienna driver lost control of the vehicle and consequently crashed into a ditch and somersaulted.
When contacted, the Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, RC Margaret Onabe, confirmed the crash.
According to her, the crash occurred close to the Eke Agụ Market, along the Abatete Old Road, Abatete.
She added that a total six persons were involved in the crash, comprising four males and two female adults.
RC Onabe further confirmed that five out of the six persons involved in the crashed died, while only one person came out alive.
She also attributed the crash to over-speeding, corroborating an eyewitness report that the driver was cruising on a high speed before he lost control of the vehicle, which led to its eventual crash.
“A total number of five persons died in the crash, which include three males and two females. One person was injured.
The FRSC rescue team from RS5.33 Nteje reached the scene of the RTC and received a briefing from some individuals in the neighborhood. They received information that the crash happened yesterday evening and police personnel from Ogidi police station had cleared the scene.
The Station officer at Ogidi police station further informed that the crash actually happened yesterday and involved six (6) persons, with only the driver surviving.
“She said they deposited three of the dead bodies at Ahufus hospital/mortuary Abatete and the other two at Iyi-Enu General Hospital, Ogidi.”
Onabe expressed the sympathy of the Anambra FRSC Sector Commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi to the family of the dead victim and wished the injured victim quick recovery.
She further said “The Sector Commander seriously warns motorists to desist from speeding and ensure they drive within minimum safe speed to save their lives and that of other road users.”
