A truly tragic road mishap which happened at about 6am in Awka, Anambra State capital on Friday has caused irreparable damage.
The accident claimed the lives of two persons identified as a driver and a loader.
Both men, who are workers with Anambra Comfort Line, were said to be loading some luggages in the trunk of a Sienna vehicle in their loading bay, in readiness to start travelling to Lagos, when the accident occurred.
An eyewitness, who spoke to Daily Post, narrated how the accident happened.
He said a Lexus 350 RX driven by a young man, with a young girl in the front seat lost control while driving at high speed along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, ramming into the trunk of the Sienna vehicle where the men stood, killing them instantly.
He said: “Apart from these two corpses lying here, some people sustained injuries and have been taken to hospital.
“The men you see here now lying dead were discussing and joking with us just this morning after our morning prayers.
“Last night, we were all here to hold candle session for one of our drivers who died, and now this has happened.”
He added: “The driver and his girlfriend were rescued without any hurt, the boy is saying the accident occurred as a result of brake failure, but we know it is not true.
“There is no sign that he tried to apply brake, or that he was struggling with the car.
“We suspect that the boy and his girlfriend were coming back from the club. It is either he was discussing with the girl and lost control or he was drunk or feeling sleepy. You know all these Yahoo boys how they behave.”
Daily Post was at the scene of the incident and observed that it took the intervention of the park owners and the police to save the young driver and his girlfriend from being lynched.
Friends of the deceased, who were angered by the careless nature of the accident attacked the driver, leading to their being shielded and locked up in a room until the arrival of police operatives, who smuggled them out.
