Nigeria, April 29 -- A fatal crash that occurred along the Nteje-Awka route, near the New Terminal close to Ukpo Junction, has claimed eight lives, injuring many others.

According to eyewitness accounts and preliminary investigations, a Mack tanker without a registration number collided with a Toyota Hiace bus, registered as EKP 375 XM.

The bus, traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha, was speeding and overtook the vehicle dangerously before colliding with a tanker heading towards Awka on a single carriageway.

The crash resulted in eight fatalities.

According to the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, Margaret Onabe, four males and four females died in the crash. In contrast, six other...