No fewer than 13 people got burnt to death on Sunday night in an accident involving a Toyota bus and a trailer at 4-Corners Junction, near Enugu metropolis, Enugu State.
The victims were burnt beyond recognition as the bus boarding them from Imo to Adamawa State, had a head-on collision with a trailer and led to an immediate explosion claiming their lives.
The victims were said to be attempting to beat the Monday’s sit-at-home order in solidarity with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu over continued detention by the Federal Government when the bus collided with the trailer.
The accident, said to have occurred at about 10.30pm close to the army checkpoint at 4-Corners. The accident attracted the soldiers, who made effort to rescue the victims but all effort was futile.
It was gathered that soldiers alerted the officials of Road Safety and Fire Service(FRSC), but their quick response could not save the victims who were burnt beyond recognition.