Three people died when a truck carrying laterite went berserk and rammed into a mini bus conveying passengers at Emene suburb of Enugu metropolis on Friday.
Gatekeepers News reports that two other people were left battling for survival as they sustained critical injuries.
A roadside vendor and her daughter were also affected by the accident.
According to reports; the truck collided with the mini bus around 7 pm Friday at Orie Emene Junction when the driver had stopped to discharge his passengers.
The mini bus which was carrying seven passengers and the driver, was en route from Old Park to Emene.
An eyewitness said: “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. They have rushed the survivors to the Annunciation Hospital in Emene.
“We can hardly fathom what happened here yesterday evening. It feels surreal, especially at such a busy junction”.
“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, to let 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 was involved in the rescue efforts, decried the incident wondering what went wrong.
