Accident kills 7 family members
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he said four others sustained injuries in the accident and were receiving medical attention at same the hospital adding that investigation into the incident had commenced1 the police have confirmed the death of eight persons seven of which are of the same family on sunday died in a road accident1 the police public relations officer ppro in enugu state mr. ebere amaraizu confirmed the accident occurred at 8 a.m1 amaraizu said the accident involved a toyota car with registration number cm960fkj and toyota hiace bus with registration number enu75yy belonging to a mass transit company1 the two vehicles collided he said1 the ppro said that seven passengers in the toyota car members of the same family died in the incident1 he added that their bodies had been deposited in the mortuary of the enugu state university of teaching hopsital esut at parklane1 the accident occurred at ugwuonyeama on the enugu-onitsha road on sunday morning1 the federal road safety commission frsc had also confirmed the killing of five people in a road accident in lambata kwakuti road in gurara local government area of niger state1 frsc sector commander mr. yusuf garba said that the accident involved a white colour bmw car and scana truck1 according to him the accident is caused by over speeding and dangerous overtaking1 he said that frsc personnel in the outposts would continue to monitor road users against overloading dangerous driving1 garba advised motorists to always obey speed limits as prescribed by the law and also install speed limiting devices in their vehicles to checkmate the temptation of over-speeding1 he also called on road users to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to avoid unnecessary road crashes1 we have since embarked on a 24-hour patrol on all the federal highways to ensure safety of road users by enforcing traffic rules and regulations he said. nan1