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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, says five women died when a container fell on a commercial bus at Odumodu Junction in Nteje-Awka .<\/div>\n
\nThe state Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka on Friday.<\/p>\n

He said the container fell off a trailer and crushed the bus.<\/p>\n

Irelewuyi said that the accident occurred at 7.30 a.m. as the driver was avoiding a failed portion of the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fatal crash involved two unidentified drivers of a Mistibushi L300 commercial bus with registration number XE245AWK and a commercial Daf\/Leyland truck with number T-19094LA.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to eyewitnesses, the vehicles were headed to different locations; one to Awka and the other to Onitsha.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the vehicles got to the bad spot at same time, and due to the weight of the container, it fell on the bus,\u201d the sector commander said.<\/p>\n

He disclosed that 10 persons \u2013 three male adults and seven female adults \u2013 were involved in the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive women were killed. Two men and two women sustained injuries, while one man was rescued unhurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cFRSC rescue team took the injured victims to Divine Care Hospital, Umunya, while the dead victims were taken to Chira Hospital for doctor\u2019s confirmation before the bodies were deposited at New Jerusalem Mortuary in Nteje,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Irelewuyi said that efforts were being made to remove the obstruction created by the accident.<\/p>\n

He sympathized with the families of the deceased and wished the injured quick recovery.<\/p>\n

The FRSC sector commander urged motorists to drive with caution.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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