Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- At least 10 passengers were killed while another 10 were injured in two separate road accidents on Wednesday in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east.

The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday night.

Mr Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said the two crashes occurred at different times on Wednesday along the Ozalla/Four-Corner Axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

"The crashes claimed 10 lives and left 10 others hospitalised," he said.

Mr Ndukwe said the first accident, which involved multiple vehicles occurred at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

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