The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that nine people are in critical condition in two hospitals in Nsukka, after an auto crash on Sunday. The command’s spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday that the hospitals treating the victims were Enechi Hospital Ukehe-Nsukka and Bishop Shanaham Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu State. Amaraizu said the accident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Enugu-Makurdi expressway at Umuoka in Udi local government area of the state. The spokesman said there was a collusion between a Toyota Hiace bus ENU 681 XA and a Toyota Carina car CG 25 ENU. “It was further gathered that following the collision, no at least nine persons comprising the drivers and the conductor of the Hiace bus with other occupants were critically injured. “However, the police patrol team on the road was on hand to evacuate the injured victims on time to Enechi Hospital, Ukehe-Nsukka and Bishop Shanaham Hospital, Nsukka, for medical attention and also clearance of obstructions to avoid further incident,’’ he said.
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