…Commiserates with families of the deceased, while urging motorists to ensure vehicles are generally fit to ply the roads
Enugu police command has confirmed the death of six persons in a fatal accident which occurred in the state on 4th of November, 2021.
Reacting to the ugly incident, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal, fdc, “ordered the State CID and the Motor Traffic Unit of the Command, to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal motor accident, involving a Water Tanker and parked tricycles, that occured at Nza Street by Bush Bar, Independence Layout, Enugu, in the evening hours of 04/11/2021, which led to six persons being confirmed dead.”
The CP who spoke through a Press Statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe stated further that: “Preliminary investigation reveals that the Water Tanker, a Mercedes Benz vehicle with registration no: EDA 166 XB, which was thereafter set ablaze by an angry mob, suspectedly lost control due to brake failure, while descending the hill towards Nza Street by Bush Bar at the said location, and ran into parked tricycles. This resulted in the dead of 6 persons (4 females and 2 males), whose lifeless bodies were rushed to the hospital by the Police and were confirmed dead by Doctors on duty. Meanwhile, their corpses have been deposited in the mortuary for preservation; while three others who sustained injuries, were also moved to the hospital and are responding to treatment.”
“The Commissioner, while commiserating with family members and friends of those who lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, has called on motorists to always maintain and ensure their vehicles are generally checked and certified fit to ply the roads, to avoid ugly incidents of this nature.”
