Two children and 16 adults were Monday afternoon burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly accident involving a truck and a Peace Mass Transit commercial bus at Okada along the notorious Benin-Ore-Lagos expressway.
Following the accident, hundreds of passengers travelling to various destinations on the dual carriage expressway were stranded for several hours as a result of a traffic gridlock occasioned by accident.
It was gathered that the truck laden with gravel lost one its tyres and collided with the Peace Mass Transit bus which was travelling from Onitsha to Lagos.
The impact of the collision allegedly caused fuel to spill from the bus, resulting in fire which burnt the passengers beyond recognition.
Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kenneth Nwaegbe, who confirmed the accident, said the commercial bus belonging to Peace Mass Transit was coming from Onitsha, Anambra state, via Benin to Lagos. It was not really head on collision like that. What happened was that the Mark truck was carrying gravel and was coming from Ore to Benin when it lost one of its tyres and control. And the Toyota bus was coming from Benin to Lagos when the two collided.”
Nwaegbe said the truck was among the vehicles on the one lane following construction work on the road when the accident occurred.
The badly burnt bodies of the passengers were deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, mortuary. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Very sad,God pls save us in this our country called Nigeria.RIP
ReplyDeleteThis road is becoming smth else o....all this truck no go kill us finish? Pls they shold stop all this trucks to be moving in day light..and this omar buses there speed is too much...and road safety no dey caution them they are just after money
ReplyDeleteFather Lord pls save ur children from premature death
ReplyDeleteGod, this is so sad. I'm not gonna apportion blame to anyone cause honestly, no matter how safely you drive, it's still only God that saves. And it's only Peace Mass Transit I travel with when going from the East to Lagos, yet, here am I. Thank You Lord for keeping me alive. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, amen.
ReplyDeleteMay their soul rest in peace. It is only God that can save in this country called Nigeria
ReplyDeleteMay God grant thier souls eternal peace.
ReplyDeleteDrivers please lets be more cautious
Wht a sad news, bro ND may ur soul and dt of ur passengers rest in d bossom of d lord. Amen
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