ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Not less than 18 persons have been burnt to death in an auto crash along the Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.
Voiceofnaija.ng reports that the accident involved a Mercedes Benz tipper and an 18-seater commuter bus.
This was made known by the Police authorities in a statement from the Enugu State Police Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe.
Ndukwe said the tipper loaded with bags of cement was plying against traffic from Enugu City when it had a head-on collision with the bus loaded with passengers coming from Aba, Abia State.
Both vehicles burst into flames and all the occupants burned beyond recognition, except the driver of the tipper who was found alive and has been admitted to a hospital.
The bodies of the victims have been evacuated while investigations have commenced into the accident, the police spokesman added.