Two Reverend Sisters, their driver and a husband and wife have been burnt to ashes after their vehicles crashed at the Nawfia axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Anambra state.
ABS confirmed the names of the Reverend Sisters as Reverend Sister Virginia Obike and Reverend Sister Monica Ilem, while their diver was Mr Chamberlain Umunakwe.
Correspondent, Joseph Egbeocha reports that investigations revealed that the Reverend Sisters, Principal and Bursar of Handmaid’s Secondary School, Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area, and their driver, were travelling to Amansea in a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to the school, and were coming from Ifite-Ogwari, Aghamelum Local Government Area, where they went to purchase bags of rice for the school.
Other victims in a Toyota Highlander were identified as Mr Emmanuel Okeke, former Anambra State Government Storekeeper, and his wife.
Mr Ifeanacho Okeke from Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area, who spoke at the accident scene, said he spoke with his brother, Emmanuel around five o’clock in the evening yesterday, and around nine o’clock in the night, his and the wife’s mobile lines were off, leading to a search and the sad discovery early this morning.
An eyewitness, Mr Chinecherem Okonkwo from Nawfia, said he arrived at the accident scene yesterday night during the light rainfall when the vehicles were still burning, but it was late to offer any meaningful help.
Reverend Fathers and Sisters were seen at the accident scene discussing in low tones, while others helped in taking the vehicles off the single lane of the Expressway for free flow of traffic.
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