A hit-and-run driver, whose identity was not known, has knocked down a female adult to death, while trying to cross the expressway at Okpoko Junction, Onitsha on Wednesday.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred around 8am and the vehicle was on top speed.
Boat mishaps: ‘Operators involved in reckless accidents may lose licence’
4 air accident reports ready for release — AIB
Daily Trust gathered that the driver fled immediately after knocking the woman down.
Confirming the accident, the Public Relations Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra state Command, Mr Pascal Anigbo, said the woman’s parents rushed her immediately to Toronto hospital Onitsha before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team from Upper Iweka Unit Command.
According to him, on arrival to the hospital, the team gathered that doctors had confirmed her dead and the corpse deposited at the morgue, in Toronto hospital.
In another development, Anigbo said a serious Road Traffic Crash involving a Toyota Hiace with registration number CAL15XJ and an Actros Tanker with registration number FGG176YU occurred near KM Filling Station, along Ihiala-Onitsha expressway at about 8.20am on Wednesday.
He said a total of 15 people were involved and 10 sustained various degrees of wound, adding that there was no death recorded.
According to him, the injured were rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala, by FRSC rescue team from Ihiala Unit Command and obstructions have been cleared for normal traffic flow.
The FRSC’s spokesman said the Sector Commander, Andrew A. Kumapayi, had warned road users against crossing the expressways without making use of pedestrian bridges.
“Pedestrians must endeavour to always use pedestrian bridges to avoid being knocked down by vehicles plying the expressway,” he said.
The commander also warned drivers against speeding, urging them to always drive with common sense speed limits so that they can easily control their vehicles in the event of any emergency.
A maximum speed limit of 50km/hr is recommended for cars, within built-up areas, he said.
