No fewer than five persons were feared dead in a multiple accident involving an articulated truck, a tipper, a commercial bus owned by Onitsha South Mass Transport Company and a car in Anambra.An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred around 6:00a.m. The source said the unmarked articulated vehicle allegedly drove into the expressway carelessly and ran into the oncoming tipper and other vehicles. Sources said the accident allegedly left two persons in a commercial bus dead on the spot while many sustained injuries. He also said that the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, adding that the fourth driver was seriously injured and has been taken to the hospital. He noted that the rate of road crashes had reduced by 4.7 per cent during the period compared to the previous year.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2018 03:22 UTC