Nine persons have been killed in a road crash at the Idodo end of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Uche Chukwurah, told the News Agency Nigeria on Thursday in Abakaliki that the accident occurred on Wednesday.
Chukwurah said all the dead were adults, consisting of eight males and one female.
“Thirteen persons were involved in the accident and four were injured.
“Seven of the victims died on the spot while two later died at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki,” she said.
The sector commander said the accident, involving four vehicles, was caused by wrongful overtaking.
“The vehicles included a gold-coloured Toyota Sienna car, a white-coloured privately owned bus, a green-coloured commercial bus and an articulated vehicle.
“The dead had been deposited at the Chidex mortuary, Idodo, and that of the AE-FETHA.
“The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Ezillo hospital and AE-FETHA,” she said.
