By James Eze
At least five people died as a bus filled with passengers caught fire on Friday in Ebonyi State, south-east Nigeria.
The incident happened around 12.20am along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway, near the G-hostel junction.
Ebonyi police spokesperson Joshua Ụkandu said: “There are some bad spots on the road where some reconstruction is ongoing. The driver may not have been aware and so ran into the obstacles on the road and lost control.
“The vehicle caught fire immediately after it ran into the obstacles, and five persons were burnt to death while seven others were rescued with severe burns and rushed to the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, where they are receiving treatment.”
