THE NATION
Twelve persons, mostly women, died in an accident on Tuesday in Ebonyi.
The incident, it was gathered, happened along the Ezillo axis of the Enugu/Abakaliki expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) confirmed the accident.
According to its Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Uche Chukwurah, the accident involved a shuttle bus and truck.
She said 12 of the 14 passengers in the bus died while two injured persons were rushed to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA) for treatment.
“14 passengers were involved. 12 died: 10 females and 2 males. The 2 injured are receiving treatment at AE-FUTHA,” she said.
The bus was a private University shuttle bus that plied the Abakaliki town to Ishieke and Permanent site campuses of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU).
