a family of seven in a ghastly accident which happened at Ugwu-Onyeama on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway on Sunday morning.
The mishap was because of overspeeding.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who affirmed the occurrence in an announcement yesterday, said it happened at in regards to 8 a.m on the Enugu axis of the freeway.
Amaraizu said the accident involved a Toyota Camry with registration number CM960FKJ and a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number ENU75YY, belonging to a mass transit company.
He said the two vehicles that were on top speed collided in one lane of the expressway.
According to him, seven passengers in the Toyota car who are members of the same family and one other from the bus lost their lives in the accident.
The police spokesperson said their bodies had been deposited in the mortuary of the Enugu State University of Teaching Hopsital, (ESUTH), Parklane.
He said four others sustained injuries in the crash and were receiving medical attention at the same hospital while investigation into the incident had commenced.
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