An accident occurred on Friday evening in the Emene suburb of Enugu East local government area, Enugu State, claiming the lives of three passengers and leaving two others battling for survival with critical injuries.
Journalist101 gathered that a the truck laden with laterite collided violently with a mini bus at Orie Emene Junction around 7 PM.
The mini bus, crammed with seven passengers and the driver, was en route from Old Park to Emene when tragedy struck as the driver stopped to discharge his passengers.
In a chaotic scramble for escape, some passengers leapt from the bus, but three were mercilessly crushed beneath the weight of the truck, while two others sustained serious injuries and are currently battling for their lives at Annunciation Hospital in Emene.
Eyewitnesses, reeling from the shock, attributed the horrific collision to the truck driver’s inexplicable actions, questioning what dark force might have caused him to lose control. There was no evidence of speeding or brake failure, compounding the mystery.
“We can hardly fathom what happened here this evening. It feels surreal, especially at such a busy junction,” one eyewitness, who only identified himself as Okechi Michael, lamented.
He continued, “The truck approached the junction from Adoration Road and crossed the railway line before hitting the minibus at the junction. The truck wasn’t speeding, and there was no brake failure—the driver careened into the bus right after crossing the tracks.
“The police have apprehended the truck driver, but I fear they might be swayed by bribes from the construction firm, letting him slip away scot-free. This driver must be rigorously scrutinized and charged with manslaughter or even first-degree murder. Those three lives lost, along with the two still clinging to life, demand justice.”
An Air Force personnel who joined the frantic rescue efforts voiced his frustration, pondering what sinister hold had overtaken the truck driver in that fateful moment as the incident was totally unexplainable.
Another eyewitness said a roadside seller, a mother with her baby were affected by the accident but couldn’t ascertain the level of injury they sustained.
