Irelewuyi explained that it involved a commercial motorcycle with no registration number, three yellow tricycles with no registration number, two toyota Hiace commercial buses with no registration number. He said that other vehicles involved in the accident were a white Mack trailer with no registration number, a navy blue Toyota Camry with no registration number. The commander attributed the probable cause of the fatal crash to a loss of control as a result of break failure.
“15 people were involved in the crash, five persons injured- three male and two female adults. “Three persons were killed- two male, one female child and seven people were rescued unhurt. “Passersby took casualties to the hospital before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team from RS5.36 Oraifite Unit Command Anambra,” he said. The sector commander added that the scene was tense as hoodlums and an angry mob came with machetes protesting towards the revenue collectors for causing the crash.