40ft Container Crushes Woman To Death In Anambra state

On Thursday evening, October 19, an unidentified woman was crushed to death after a 40ft container fell from a rolling trailer in the busy Eze-Iweka area near Upper Iweka Bus Stop, along the Onitsha-Owerri Road.

According to reports, the truck that had been parked by the roadside while goods were being unloaded suddenly began moving.

While the truck was moving, the 40ft container it was transporting fell and crushed the victim by the roadside to death.

The deceased victim was still trapped beneath the container as rescue efforts to lift the container and remove her body continued.

Margaret Onabe, the acting Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the incident and said the cause of the crash was brake failure, adding that the police were working to get a crane to lift the 40-foot container.

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“An unidentified driver of a commercial Mark trailer at about 15:08hrs on Thursday was involved in a road traffic crash. The probable cause of the fatal crash was brake failure. According to eyewitnesses, the truck was packed, while goods were being offloaded and all of a sudden, it rolled off without a driver inside and hit one person.

“One female adult was involved. She was killed by the 40ft container the trailer was carrying.

“The FRSC rescue team from RS5.3A1 Upper-Iweka Outpost, Anambra state rushed to the accident scene along with the Awada police team making efforts to get a crane to lift the 40ft container where the road traffic crash victim was trapped.

“And efforts are still in place to get the driver of the truck amidst the Awada police division who are also investigating for necessary actions,” she said.