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So SAD!! 5 Dead As Bus Plunges Into Oji River In Anambra State Today

Five people lost their lives early today on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra.Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander, Federal RoadSafety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, who confirmed the accident told NAN, that the incident occurred about 1:25 a.m. on Thursday.Ajayi said there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, out of which 10 were rescued and taken to hospital, while five were killed in the incident.He said the timely rescue operations led by the personnel of the FRSC minimised the number of casualties."The rescue at Oji River is still going on, we have been able to rescue 10 people alive and taken them to hospital, five were confirmed dead andthe bus has been recovered," he said.The commander said it was a 'lone accident' andblamed it on drowsiness of the driver, poor visibility and other dangers associated with nightdriving.He urged people who wished to travel to do so during the day time, and set out on time for journey that may stretch into the night.

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