Reckless driver kills woman, injures 10 in Anambra
A hit-and-run driver has reportedly killed a woman at the Okpoko junction in Onitsha, Anambra State
The driver, whose identity could not be ascertained, allegedly knocked down the woman while she was crossing the road.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Wednesday around 8am.
One of the eyewitnesses told our correspondent, “The vehicle was on top speed and the driver fled after knocking down the woman.” ,,
The Anambra State Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Pascal Anigbo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
He said the victim was rushed to the Toronto Hospital, Onitsha, by her parents before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team from the Upper Iweka Unit Command.
“On arriving the at hospital, the doctors pronounced her dead. The corpse was deposited in the morgue in the same hospital,” Anigbo said.
Similarly, a crash occurred around 8.20am on Wednesday in Ihiala, near Onitsha.
The crash, it was gathered, involved a Toyota Hiace with number plate CAL15XJ and an Actros tanker with number plate FGG 176 YU.
Anigbo, who confirmed the incident, said 15 persons were involved in the crash. Punch
