BUA Group has refuted allegations surrounding the unfortunate incident that took place on Agulu-Agwubu Road in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, clarifying that the truck involved in the accident that led to the death of five people, injuring six others, is not associated with the company.

Tim Sogbeinde, the Head, Creatives & Visual Identity Management, BUA International Limited, in a statement, said BUA Cement trucks are marked with the company’s logo and numbers. 

This, he said, applied to BUA trucks for easy identification as standard practice by manufacturing companies that run truck services, adding that the truck involved is neither owned nor operated by BUA Cement Plc.

“At BUA Cement, we sell the bulk of our cement products ex-factory, and the customers are responsible for collecting and transporting the cement from our plants to their intended destinations. In a few instances where our customers desire a door-to-door service, we engage our transport and logistics arm (BUA Transport) to ensure delivery on our behalf. This transport company operates with the highest safety standards and places a very high premium on human lives.

“As a responsible manufacturing company, BUA Cement Plc. trains and retrains its truck drivers with the support of professional logistic bodies, including the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). This is to ensure safe driving on our roads regardless of terrain whilst also ensuring the safety of other road users,” the statement reads.

Sogbeinde, while commiserating with the families who had lost their loved ones in the accident, however, urged the public to report any BUA Cement truck on the roads driving in a manner that endangers other road users to the management through the number with the truck plate number: 0803 200 5193.

He, however, urged platforms that had carried the report linking BUA Cement to the accident to do well to correct such reports.