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NO fewer than 12 persons killed yesterday in the heart of Awka, Anambra State when a tanker carrying palm kernel oil lost its brakes and rammed into Bus Park on the foot of the pedestrian cross at the popular UNIZIK junction in the town.
Several people who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to various hospitals in the Anambra State capital for treatment.
ACCIDENT AT UNIZIK JUNCTION ON ENUGU–ONITSHA EXPRESS WAY IN AWKA.jpg
ACCIDENT AT UNIZIK JUNCTION ON ENUGU–ONITSHA EXPRESS WAY IN AWKA.jpg
The tanker, which was coming from the Enugu end of the Enugu –Onitsha expressway, lost control as it was descending the UNIZIK slope and hit a bus loaded with passengers and then dragged the same bus into the very busy motor park where it damaged about seven other buses.
Among those who either lost their lives or sustained injuries were drivers, motor park operators and recharge card sellers.
The tanker, which somersaulted severally as it was hitting other vehicles, had its body cut into pieces and its contents spilled along the road and in the motor park.
The impact of the summersault of the tanker adversely affected the beams of the pedestrian bridge, thus making part of the bridge to lose its alignment.
The accident, which happened at the time offices had closed for the day, caused an excruciating traffic jam on the road as many people stopped at the scene.
Men of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, the Nigerian Army, the Police and other good spirited people volunteered their vehicles for conveying the wounded persons to the hospital.
A similar accident on the same spot last year claimed five lives, but the difference was that the one of last year did not get to the motor park.
Sympathizers at the scene of the accident yesterday said there is need to relocate the various motor parks which have their loading bays beside the expressway to avoid such accidents in future.

Source: Vanguard

http://.com/2013/04/12-killed-in-auto-accident-in-awka.html

I was on the other lane when this accident happened. Coming into Awka from Osha. That UniZik junction was where I was to alight. I saw it and almost threw up.

Pls is there no way d govt. Can put a regulation on all these big vehicles plying route, laws like dem being serviced properly b4 going on roads, I wonder if cases like dese happen in developed countries cus I barely hear such! Its very disheartening considering d fact dat a similar incident like dis killed one of my very pweety friendd in Ph city. Pls sumtin needs 2 b done criously

I am trying to post a picture but I don't seem to be able to.
May the lives of the dead rest in peace

Gboliwe: I am trying to post a picture but I don't seem to be able to.
May the lives of the dead rest in peace

Amen.

Gboliwe: I was on the other lane when this accident happened. Coming into Awka from Osha. That UniZik junction was where I was to alight. I saw it and almost threw up.

I'm telling you...it was really terrible.

CrazyMan:
I'm telling you...it was really terrible.

12 people died already according to vanguard. The menace of this brake failure problem is alarming. Now nobody was spared- passengers standing around, those in the UNIZIK shuttle, those in Romchi's park.
In Nigeria, everyday one goes out and comes in safe, healthy and alive, I think its not wrong to just give God thanks. The battles we fight consciously and subconsciously in this country is enormous.