The Abia State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ngozi Ezeoma, has confirmed the death of a security personnel in a single-vehicle crash involving a patrol van from the joint task force, Operation Crush.
The accident occurred on March 30, 2025, at Isieke along the Umuahia-Bende Road and was attributed to brake failure.
In a press release, Ezeoma disclosed that eight officers sustained varying degrees of injury when the vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a ditch at Ahiaeke Junction on Sunday night.
She stated that the injured officers were evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, by the police before the arrival of FRSC officials, while the body of the deceased was taken to the mortuary.
Meanwhile, the wreckage of the patrol van has been recovered from the accident scene.
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