Eighteen persons on Thursday died in a multiple road accident that occurred along the Benin-Lagos bye-pass.
Eyewitnesses said the truck
veered off the road and had a head-on collision with the tipper before
the bus hit the tipper from behind.
The eyewitness said three persons in the tipper were killed and 15 in the bus were killed while three other sustained injuries.
Men of Operation Thunderstorm were said to have been involved in the rescue operation.
Public Relation Officer of
Federal Road Safety Corps, John Aniedi who confirmed the accident said
six persons were confirmed dead at the point of rescue.
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