18 people dead in Enugu petrol tanker explosion – FRSC
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 18 individuals in the fuel tank explosion that occurred in Enugu.
The tanker was reported to have lost control while navigating the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Saturday.
The FRSC national spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said in a statement that the FRSC team also rescued 13 motorists from the inferno.
It reads, “A total of 31 people were involved in the crash. 10 were rescued with different degrees of injuries while 3 got rescued unharmed. Unfortunately, the 18 remaining victims were burnt beyond recognition.”
The spokesperson added that Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, his transport commissioner, and the State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, took part in the rescue operation.
