The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State, Adeoye Irelewuyi, says a 40-feet trailer with a faulty brake system killed a middle-aged female pedestrian along Ezeiweka axis of the Onitsha-Owerri Road on Thursday evening.

Irelewuyi confirmed the incident to newsmen this Friday in Awka saying according to eyewitnesses, the trailer was parked while goods were being offloaded from its container when all of a sudden, it rolled off without the driver inside, hit, and trapped the woman.

He said the FRSC rescue team from Upper-Iweka Outpost alongside the Awada Police team made efforts to get a crane to lift the 40-feet container, but the trapped victim was already dead at the time.

The Sector Commander said as of this morning, the FRSC was still making efforts to clear the obstruction and the Awada Police Division is making efforts to arrest the driver of the trailer who escaped.