Also killed were some primary school students that were returning from school.
Scores of traders including motorcycle riders sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the incident which occurred at the popular Oji River Wonderful market.
The trailer which was descending a hill from the Enugu end of the old Enugu-Onitsha road was said to have skidded off the road after a brake failure and rammed into various vehicles and motorcycles.
At least, ten motorcycles and four vehicles were damaged beyond repairs while several shops were also hit in the process.
Newsmen who visited the scene of the accident at about 7pm, Friday, discovered that most of the victims were operators of boutique, medicine stores and provision shops located along the area.
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