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Two die as container falls on tricycle in Anambra

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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Anambra Sector Commander, Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, on Thursday confirmed the death of two persons when a container fell on a tricycle on Owerri-Onitsha road, Anambra.

Asekhauno told newsmen in Awka that the container dislodged from a trailer and fell on the tricycle due to failed portion of the road.

The FRSC boss said the accident occurred at about 8.20 a.m.

“The fatal crash involved two unidentified drivers of a red colour tricycle with no registration number and a trailer which also has no registration number.

“Eyewitnesses reported that the cause of the crash was a poorly maintained section of the road, which caused the trailer’s container to fall on the tricycle.

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“A total of four men were involved in the crash and two were killed.

“The FRSC tow van was deployed to lift the trailer off the tricycle allowing for the clearance of the obstruction.

“The team in collaboration with the Police took the victims, who were trapped under the trailer to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival,” he said.

The sector commander said that the obstruction had been cleared to ensure free traffic flow.

She urged road users to exercise caution and adhere to traffic rules to prevent such incident.

Source: NAN

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