An eyewitness, John Obi, told the News
Agency of Nigeria that the bus, with
plate number KRD 730 XJ, belonging to
Young Shall Grow Motors, took off from
Onitsha in Anambra State and was
heading for Taraba State

No fewer than 60 persons escaped
death when a fully loaded commercial
luxury bus crashed into the drainage on
the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway while
trying to avoid collision with a petrol
tanker on Friday.
An eyewitness, John Obi, told the News
Agency of Nigeria that the bus, with
plate number KRD 730 XJ, belonging to
Young Shall Grow Motors, took off from
Onitsha in Anambra State and was
heading for Taraba State.
Obi said the passenger bus, which was
descending the Kwata Bridge, just
before the popular Unizik Junction in
Awka, on top speed was trying to avoid
an unmarked petrol tanker.
He said that the tanker was turning on
the Expressway after discharging its
content at a nearby filling stabion.
He said though no life was lost, but
some passengers sustained various
degrees of injuries.
One of the victims, who identified
himself as Chukwudi, said he was
thankful to God for the narrow escape,
but was not psychologically balanced to
speak further.
Chukwudi: “I just thank God because
this could have been my last day.
“For me I thank God.”
Another passenger Hajiya Rekia, a
nursing mother, was just shouting:
“Nagode Allah. Nagode Allah (thank
God).”
The Vice Chairman of the Red Cross
Society in Anambra State, Prof Peter
Katchy, whose team was part of the
rescue team, confirmed that there was
no death, but few passengers sustained
minor injuries, which had been treated.
Katchy called on the Enugu Electricity
Distribution Company to restore the
electric pole that was knocked down
and remove cables lying dangerously on
the expressway.
He said: “It was a serious crash and we
responded immediately, but thank God
no death was recorded.
“We have called on the EEDC to
immediately remove the pole and wire
from the highway.
“We do not know the immediate cause,
but it would be known after our
investigation.”
Meanwhile, a combined team of the
Police, Federal Road Safety Corps,
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
and Anambra State Fire Service were at
the scene of the accident.