A Nollywood actress name yet to be ascertained, was yesterday crushed to
death while five persons were injured by a commercial vehicle along
Onitsha-Awka Expressway by New Parts Market Nkpor, Idemili North Local
Government Area of Anambra state.
It was gathered that the
commercial bus with some passengers lost control and ram into the
victims, killing the actress and injuring five others.
The State
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Nkiruka Nwode who confirmed the
accident said that the injured were rushed to Immaculate Hospital and
St. Dominic Hospital Nkpor.
She said that the vehicle had been
towed to the Ogidi Police Station while the corpse was deposited at
Immaculate Hospital morgue.
The PPRO warned commercial bus
drivers and other motorists to drive carefully and always ensure that
they put their vehicles in order before putting them on the road to
avoid any accident.