Six persons have been confirmed dead while 11 others sustained varying injuries in a tragic road accident along Ninth Mile-Ugwu Onyeama road in Enugu State.
Reports on Wednesday morning revealed that the accident involved a crude oil tanker, an SUV, a Hiace bus and a fully-loaded truck.
It was gathered that the accident occurred when the crude oil tanker had a head-on collision with the truck carrying cement. Also, the SUV reportedly rammed into the truck while the oil tanker smashed the Hiace bus.
Four of the victims are family members, including a man, his wife, and their two children.
An eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard on the accident revealed that several others, about 11 of them, sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.
Some of the survivors were reportedly rushed to ‘Our Saviour Medical Centre’, the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu and the Enugu State University of Technology Teaching Hospital for immediate treatment.