Auto crash claim 12 lives in Ebonyi

No fewer than 12 persons, mostly women, have died in a fatal road acc#demt which occurred 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 fatal accident.

According to its Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Uche Chukwurah, the acc#dent involved a shuttle bus and truck.

“She said 12 out of 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.