No fewer than 14 persons on Thursday lost their lives in an auto crash on the Benin-Okene Highway.
NAN reports that the incident, which occurred around the Ewu slope in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo, involved a 15-seater Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Edo City Transports Service and an articulated vehicle.
The truck, which was said to be coming from Abuja ran over the bus, resulting to death of all passengers on board.
An eyewitness, Mr Ben Omoede, said that the incident occurred when brakes of the articulated vehicle failed.
"The truck lost brake and ran over the Toyota bus coming from the opposite side, killed the 13 passengers and the driver,'' he said.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Red Cross evacuated the corpses to Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo.
Mr Mike Odiahi, the Chairman, Edo Central branch of the Nigeria Red Cross Society, who was at the scene, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
"Fourteen dead bodies have been recovered and they have been taken to the mortuary at Irrua Specialist Hospital,'' he said.
Odiahi lamented over frequent accidents around the Ewu slope and advised road safety officials to ensure regular patrol in the area to prevent further accidents. (NAN)
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Democracy Day Tragedy: 14 die in auto crash in Edo
Democracy Day Tragedy: 14 die in auto crash in Edo
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
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Commiserations to the family of the deceased. So, so tragic ! All to often we hear blow outs due to worn and defective tyres, break failure, unsecured load and many other motorway offences. I sometimes wonder 'what in the blazes are our federal road safety officers doing???' If a vehicle is not road worthy please, please officers prevent the driver from continuing on, you might just have saved his or her life and the lives of other s.
ReplyDeleteThat slope has claimed many lives in the past. Perhaps speed brakes can help reduce the risk.
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