2 killed, 5 injured as car crushes pedestrian, somersaults in Anambra

Two people were killed and five others injured when a commercial Toyota Sienna bus somersaulted after hitting a woman crossing the expressway.

The accident  happened on Tuesday at about 7:50pm,  300 meters away from the popular Odumodu junction, along  Nteje-Onitsha Expressway.

A witness said the car, with registration number LND502YE, belonging to Young Shall Grow motors crushed the pedestrian while on speed.

“The driver was speeding and ran over the pedestrian, killing her and one other person in the car as it somersaulted,” the witness said.

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Confirming the accident, the Ag. Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), RC Margaret B. Onabe said, “Seven persons were involved in the crash, six sustained varying degrees of injury while two female adults,  the pedestrian crossing the road, and one passenger in the vehicle died.”