Police investigate accident on Enugu-Markudi Road

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris

The Police have commenced investigation into the cause of the multiple vehicular accident which led to the death of seven persons along the Enugu-Markudi Road in Enugu State.

Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu.

He said that twelve persons who sustained injuries in the accident are currently receiving treatment in hospital.

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He said that the accident happened by 8 a.m. on July 3 at Ebe-Egede community along Enugu-Markudi Road in Enugu State.

“The multiple auto-crash involved a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number AA 365 ARD; one Man Diesel Truck with registration number XA 828 PKN and a Toyota Bus with registration number XA 282 YDI,” he said.

Amaraizu said the injured persons in the incident had been taken to a nearby hospital in the community while the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre, Enugu.