BY TONY EDIKE

ENUGU—Former media aide to Col. Robert Akonobi, ex-military governor of old Anambra State, Mr. Conrad Bosah, and three others lost their lives in two different auto crashes in Enugu on Tuesday.

Bosah, who was also an ex-staff of Vanguard Newspapers, met his untimely death along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway while returning to his Coal city residence after a trip to his home-state, Anambra.

Sources said Bosah was being driven in a KIA Sportage Jeep by his driver when a trailer hit their vehicle and inflicted serious injuries on them. The veteran journalist was said to have died on the spot, while the driver was unconscious.

While Bosah’s corpse has been deposited at the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre mortuary, his driver is now on admission at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu.

In another multiple accident involving two big trucks, two cars and a 608 commuter bus at Ama Breweries junction on the Ninth Mile corner-Nsukka highway, three persons reportedly lost their lives while several other passengers sustained injuries.

The ever-busy Ninth Mile-Nsukka highway was blocked for several hours on account of the accident but through the combined rescue efforts of police,  Federal Road Safety Commission and sympathizers, the road was later reopened to traffic.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the two accidents when contacted yesterday, said those injured in the auto crashes had been hospitalized at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, adding that investigations had commenced to determine the cause of the auto crashes.

“Enugu state police command of the Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigation into the traffic incident  that occured at Ugbodogwu junction Trans-Ekulu axis along Onitsha – Enugu expressway in Enugu. The auto crash is said to have involved a truck with registration number YH708ENU driven by one Onyekachi Anene and one Sportage Jeep with registration number BB454GWA driven by one Udenta Anthony.

“Meanwhile, one Conrad Ikemefuna Bosah of No. 1 Conrad street, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu inside the sportage jeep sustained grevious injury and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead just as the driver of the said sportage jeep is receiving treatment at the emergency unit of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu,” the police spokesman stated in a press release he issued yesterday