A petrol tanker accident on the Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway in Enugu State on Saturday morning reportedly killed scores of persons. multiple more people were also hurt in the fire, which also burned multiple vehicles.
According to An eyewitness, a tanker driver identified as Eziechina, “Yes, there was a major tragedy this afternoon on Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway. A truck carrying premium motor spirit (PMS), sometimes known as fuel, overturned on the mountainous route and poured the goods down the road.
Unfortunately, it caught fire and all the vehicles plying the road at the time caught fire and burned people beyond recognition.
As we speak, there is no road through Ugwu Onyama. “I am trapped somewhere in Ngwo. The situation is tragic. The second lane of the road is impassable.
The fire raged along the road leading to Agu-abor.” “As I speak with you, over 10 people, including children, have been burned beyond recognition. Some have just been loaded in a pick-up van to the morgue now. Many others were loaded in a vehicle and taken to a morgue earlier.”
