The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed no life was lost after two trucks were involved in a head-on collision along the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
Key Highlights
- Two trucks collided head-on at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
- FRSC says no life was lost in the crash.
- The only injured person was taken to ESUTH, Parklane, Enugu.
- Eyewitnesses say one driver was trapped in the wreckage after the 3 p.m. crash.
- FRSC cleared the wreckage and restored normal traffic flow.
The Sector Commander of FRSC in Enugu State, Patrick Egwu, gave the confirmation to newsmen on Friday.
“We quickly intervened and took the only person injured in the road crash to the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, for prompt medical attention.
“FRSC also cleared the wreckage of the two trucks on the road, leading to normal flow of traffic,” he said.
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However, eyewitnesses said the head-on collision, which happened at about 3 p.m., left one of the drivers of the trucks trapped in the wreckage of his truck.
They said that FRSC deployed extricating machines in an attempt to cut through the wreckage and rescue the trapped driver.
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