Police Arrest Driver Of Ill-Fated Onitsha Kerosene Tanker

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BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested the driver of a tanker loaded with  kerosene, who lost control of his vehicle at the Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, killing seven persons and injuring 12 others.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, Mr. Haruna Mohammed a Superintendent of Police, in a press release made available to journalists in Awka, said the 35-year-old driver named Junior Agari, was arrested with the truck impounded.

Said he: “There was a fatal Motor accident involving a Mack tanker with Reg No EFF 81 XA loaded with kerosene and driven by one Junior Agari ‘m’ aged about 35 years of No 7, Williams Street Aka Avenue Efurum, Delta state.

“The suspect has been arrested, while the truck was recovered and obstruction cleared to enable free flow of traffic in the area. Meanwhile, case is under investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident,” Mr. Haruna stated.

He added that the victims were rushed to a hospital in Onitsha, and that while seven persons comprising of six males and a female were confirmed death and deposited in the mortuary, 12 others who sustained injury were receiving treatment in the hospital.

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