Seven persons were crushed to death at the Upper Iweka axis in the commercial city of Onitsha when a petrol tanker, a truck belonging to Dangote Group and another carrying 40 feet container crashed in the city.

Saturday Sun gathered that the first tanker lorry with registration number, XG 613 AKR had failed brake opposite the Toronto hospital along Onitsha-Asaba Expressway, crushing people especially motorists along the ever busy Upper Iweka area.



However as the men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC were still busy evacuating the bodies, a trailer lorry carrying a 40 feet container with registration number XA353 GGU and another trailer carrying Dangote Cement also had failed brakes and crushed other road users.

The first incident claimed the lives of two men and a woman who were on their way home after the day's job while the second and third incidents claimed the lives of a commercial motorcyclist and his passengers whose bodies were mauled beyond recognition.

Narrating his experience, a survivor of the second accident in a vehicle with registration number DL486ENU who pleaded anonymity said his escape was miraculous since the trailers lost brakes and were busy crushing their victims from the Toronto hospital to the foot of the Upper Iweka fly-over.

"I was coming back from my office, am a lawyer, when I got to Upper Iweka, I saw a terrible traffic gridlock, I was told that a tanker lorry failed brake and crushed people at the area. I also noticed that vehicles were parked along the road, suddenly as I was still at the traffic gridlock, I heard frightening sound, before I could know what was happening, two trailers carrying container and cement had lost brakes and started crushing people"

He further stated "I could not jump out of my car because I was like a person glued until I heard a great bang and I thought I was dead, it was people that came and brought me out, but up till now, I can't really say what happened to me but everybody that saw me come out of the car told me to thank my God"

Another eyewitness who gave his name as Dozie Okonkwo, a bus conductor said that the only woman that died in the incident was a daily money collector who had closed for the day and was on her way back to her home at Old Road, Onitsha.

"She came to enter our bus, I told her that the price was N70, she jumped out because she wanted a cheaper one, not quite long, the incident happened, when we rushed there, she was already crushed, her body was already crushed, it was only her cloth that some people used to recognize her, her flesh was scattered all over the place"

However the first tanker lorry was said to be coming from a filling station where it had dispensed its product in the commercial city of Onitsha and was on its way to Port Harcourt when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, skidded off the road and crushed people.

The Onitsha Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr. Anthony Meta could not comment on the incident as he refused to pick his calls. An officer who did not want his name in print confirmed the incident and said he personally led his team to deposit the bodies of the victims in the mortuary and took the injured persons to Toronto Hospital for medical attention.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/7-crushed-as-petrol-tanker-trailers-crash-in-onitsha/

Hmmmm... sad one there.

I hate seeing these trucks/lories/tankers whenever am on the road. I just wish govt will restrict their activity to night times. RIP to the dead

Eewooooo!....RIP 2 d dead o.
3rd 2 comment sha

OMG!

Sad one

Not again.. why Dangote everytime? That's why I don't mess with these trailers and trucks. They are like cows that we see on our roads. Once they loose control, damages are certain. It is only a fool that will contest with them on the road.

May the souls of all those departed rest in perfect peace with the Lord. AMEN

Our govt shld pls do somtin abt dis trucks moving during day time b4 somtin will do dem oo...hmm, half talk la n so fun omoluabi

Nawa o, did Dangote only invest in training masters and PHD drivers? I tink he should employ more engineers to see to proper workin condition of his vehicles, there's bn so much accidents involvin Dangote vehicles of recent.

Are these killings kinda sacrifice?. God have Mercy.

it is well

oh God wat s all dis dieing here n dere? R i p 2 d dead

RIP to the dead ones. Thought Dangote employed graduate drivers?

Zona.com:
I hate seeing these trucks/lories/tankers whenever am on the road. I just wish govt will restrict their activity to night times. RIP to the dead

Same here

RIP to the dead

There is too much pressure on our roads and need to revive the rail transport system which I believe is the safest.RIP to the dead.

If you are tired of hearing about these sad stories, please join me in campaigning for the FRSC to ban these poorly maintained vehicles from our roads at daytime. The other time it was 11 people including children who were burnt beyond recognition in Ibadan, in April it was 50 people also burnt beyond recognition along Benin-Lagos highway.

Remember it could be anyone next time. It is not only poor people who are killed when trailers and fuel tankers have failed brakes. Please Nigerians begin to demand better services from the FRSC, it is our right! Let’s not just say “R.I.P to the dead”, let’s prevent this madness from continuing. Please join me by clicking these links, there are already 300+ supporters in total, thank you.
https://www.facebook.com/StopFuelTankerAccidentsNow
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/please-ban-the-daytime-movement-of-fuel-tankers-and-trailers

This truck drivers suppose to be moving during the night.

RIP to the woman that want cheap things.

Personally there are things I bargain.

Another expenses to the richest man Africa.

am onitsha. dis is tru. may dis soul rest in peace.

Yet, another graduate trainee driver


I'm sure by now, our Oga at the top, Dangote is regretting employing those half-baked Nigerian graduates

Dis is a false information....I was dia live wen it hapnd....I was at asaba park....dangote truck didn't kill anyone...it was d 1st truck that killed 6 not 7...2 women n 4 men....it was really terrible...have not seen anytin like dat in my life b4....d way dia hands legs n head cut off...God hv mercy....government shd do sumtin abt dat upper iweka...d way bus drivers n lorries drivers drive..dy drive wit full speed knowin fully well dat d road is nt gud n peeps always gather along d road

People keep commenting and saying government should do something. When will you guys wake up? We are on our own, nothing is working. No government in this so called one nigeria. Spliting the damn country is the only thing that will work. If not, come 10 years from now, we will still be wallowing in our usual illusions of God this God that or Government this or that. Your government officials are lining their pockets, they've bought up the whole UAE, and you still think they care? Bottom line, we need to go our separate ways because whatever we have now is not working

God help us.....dis tankers and lorries causes so many disspeakeable accidents.

damn too bad!. sowie; i am alergic to bad news! gush!!!

Another Reason GHANA is better than NIGERIA... Big cars. Trailers etc only operate at night

Danchiks:


it is well

tell us what is well here
the accident

cos nothing well in dis country

Ehya i petty for them sorry

omg,may God be with them

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Benspoon: God help us.....dis tankers and lorries causes so many disspeakeable accidents.

Benspoon: God help us.....dis tankers and lorries causes so many disspeakeable accidents.

Donchyke39: Seven persons were crushed to death at the Upper Iweka axis in the commercial city of Onitsha when a petrol tanker, a truck belonging to Dangote Group and another carrying 40 feet container crashed in the city.

Saturday Sun gathered that the first tanker lorry with registration number, XG 613 AKR had failed brake opposite the Toronto hospital along Onitsha-Asaba Expressway, crushing people especially motorists along the ever busy Upper Iweka area.



However as the men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC were still busy evacuating the bodies, a trailer lorry carrying a 40 feet container with registration number XA353 GGU and another trailer carrying Dangote Cement also had failed brakes and crushed other road users.

The first incident claimed the lives of two men and a woman who were on their way home after the day's job while the second and third incidents claimed the lives of a commercial motorcyclist and his passengers whose bodies were mauled beyond recognition.

Narrating his experience, a survivor of the second accident in a vehicle with registration number DL486ENU who pleaded anonymity said his escape was miraculous since the trailers lost brakes and were busy crushing their victims from the Toronto hospital to the foot of the Upper Iweka fly-over.

"I was coming back from my office, am a lawyer, when I got to Upper Iweka, I saw a terrible traffic gridlock, I was told that a tanker lorry failed brake and crushed people at the area. I also noticed that vehicles were parked along the road, suddenly as I was still at the traffic gridlock, I heard frightening sound, before I could know what was happening, two trailers carrying container and cement had lost brakes and started crushing people"

He further stated "I could not jump out of my car because I was like a person glued until I heard a great bang and I thought I was dead, it was people that came and brought me out, but up till now, I can't really say what happened to me but everybody that saw me come out of the car told me to thank my God"

Another eyewitness who gave his name as Dozie Okonkwo, a bus conductor said that the only woman that died in the incident was a daily money collector who had closed for the day and was on her way back to her home at Old Road, Onitsha.

"She came to enter our bus, I told her that the price was N70, she jumped out because she wanted a cheaper one, not quite long, the incident happened, when we rushed there, she was already crushed, her body was already crushed, it was only her cloth that some people used to recognize her, her flesh was scattered all over the place"

However the first tanker lorry was said to be coming from a filling station where it had dispensed its product in the commercial city of Onitsha and was on its way to Port Harcourt when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, skidded off the road and crushed people.

The Onitsha Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr. Anthony Meta could not comment on the incident as he refused to pick his calls. An officer who did not want his name in print confirmed the incident and said he personally led his team to deposit the bodies of the victims in the mortuary and took the injured persons to Toronto Hospital for medical attention.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/7-crushed-as-petrol-tanker-trailers-crash-in-onitsha/

rip to d dead

What is dangote and his trucks upto for Gods sake?may their souls rest in peace.amen