The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, said it occurred about 8am on the Enugu axis of the expressway.
Amaraizu said the accident involved a Toyota Camry with registration number CM960FKJ and a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number ENU75YY, belonging to a mass transit company.
He said that the two vehicles that were on top speed collided in one lane of the expressway.
According to him, seven passengers in the Toyota car who are members of the same family and one other from the bus lost their lives in the accident.
The police spokesperson said that their bodies had been deposited in the mortuary of the Enugu State University of Teaching Hopsital, (ESUTH), Parklane.
He said four others sustained injuries in the crash and were receiving medical attention at the same hospital while investigation into the incident had commenced.
(NAN)