Trailer container crushes woman to death in Anambra
An unidentified woman lost her life when a container fell on her from a trailer in the busy Eze-Iweka area of Upper Iweka Bus Stop on the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Anambra State.
The incident occurred on Thursday while goods were being offloaded from the parked trailer by the roadside.
Eyewitnesses recounted that the woman was standing by the roadside when the container came down on her.
The acting Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Margaret Onabe, confirmed the incident, which happened around 3 p.m., and attributed the cause of the crash to brake failure.
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The police team on the scene struggled to remove the container using lifesaving tools. The victim was reported dead on the spot.
She said: “An unidentified driver of a commercial Mark trailer at about 15:08hrs on Thursday, was involved in a road traffic crash. The probable cause of the fatal crash was break failure.
“According to eyewitnesses, the truck was packed, while goods were being offloaded and all of a sudden, it rolled off without a driver inside and hit one person.
“One female adult was involved. She was killed by the 40ft container the trailer was carrying.
“The FRSC rescue team from RS5.3A1 Upper-Iweka Outpost, Anambra State rushed to the accident scene along with the Awada police team making efforts to get a crane to lift the 40ft container where the road traffic crash victim was trapped.
“And efforts are still in place to get the driver of the truck. The Awada police division is also investigating for necessary actions.”
She added that the Sector Commander in the state, Corps Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi, sympathised with the dead victim’s family.
“The sector commander seriously warned motorists to desist from disobeying traffic rules and regulations, emphasising regular maintenance of vehicles to minimum safety standards to avert this kind of crash that occurred. Drive to save your life and the lives of others on the road,” she said.