Professor, five others died in Ebonyi state crash

The dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi, Robert Nneli is dead. 

He passed on in one of the two accidents recorded Thursday night at the notorious 131 junction of the Abakaliki-Enugu government highway. 

Mr. Nneli, 69 , joined the University in 2012 after 20 years at Abia State University. 

He was taught at St. Patrick's Secondary School Emene in Enugu and the University of Calabar. 

Stella Uchendu, Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ebonyi, affirmed the two accidents in a meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). 

She said both accidents happened in the

area of 9 and 11pm.

As indicated by her, it was raining vigorously when the accidents happened. She ascribed to conceivable neglect til driving, over-speeding and poor visibility. 

"In the first accident, the enunciated vehicle's driver blinded with his headlight the driver of the white-shaded Toyota Camry vehicle which made him lose control as he was on top speed. 

"The vehicle then veered off its path and slammed into the on-coming explained vehicle. The auto was squashed by the truck. 

"The lecturer passed on in the accident as his child and another tenant managed genuine wounds and are accepting treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki." 

As per Mrs. Uchendu, the second accident included a SUV with five tenants which additionally collided with stationary verbalized vehicle due to over speeding and poor visibility. 

"When we finished up our clearing, the police men on obligation revealed to us that they would tow the explained vehicle off the street however they never did. 

"The SUV obviously collided with the verbalized vehicle as all its five tenants passed on and their cadavers emptied to the Federal Teaching healing center Abakaliki," she said. 

She complimented her officers for their incite reaction to the accidents and asked drivers to dependably obey movement controls. 

"Drivers ought to guarantee that when they are gone up against with headlights from approaching vehicles, they ought to diminish their speed and keep to their correct side. 

"Drivers ought to likewise stay away from night voyages, driving under the rain and guarantee they obey street directions to spare lives," 

A witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the drivers of the Camry and the SUV were to be faulted for driving neglectfully under the rain. 

"The FRSC ought to expand its illumination of drivers particularly on night voyages and driving under the rain, with a specific end goal to check the relentless loss of lives out and about. 

Jude Madu, the Ebonyi Police Command's Public Relations Officer (PPRP) vindicated his men of any complicity by neglecting to tow the verbalized vehicle. 

He reprimanded the FRSC for failing in its obligation.