{"id":167716,"date":"2025-06-30T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/accident-claims-four-lives-along-enugu-port-harcourt-highway"},"modified":"2025-06-30T20:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:00:47","slug":"accident-claims-four-lives-along-enugu-port-harcourt-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/accident-claims-four-lives-along-enugu-port-harcourt-highway","title":{"rendered":"Accident claims four lives along Enugu-Port Harcourt highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Four persons have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident that occured at Amorji community, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The accident, which involved a Truck conveying goods to Umuahia, happened at about 5:00 am, leaving eight passengers seriously wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Some reports claimed that the accident was caused by brake failure, while another villager opined that it may have been caused by poor visibility on the part of the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Personnel of the Abia State Emergency Medical Service, EMS, who arrived at the scene of the accident soon after they were alerted by community members, evacuated the victims to the hospital with their ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the sad development on Sunday, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Abia State Command, Ngozi Ezeoma said that the accident involved eleven male passengers and one female.<\/p>\n<p>Ezeoma explained that four of the dead victims were male, while eight other passengers, seven male and one female, were injured and are receiving treatment in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Four persons have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident that occured at Amorji community, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Saturday. The accident, which involved a Truck conveying goods to Umuahia, happened at about 5:00 am, leaving eight passengers seriously wounded. 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