Monday, 30 July 2012

13 passengers die on Benin-Ore road

No fewer than 13 passengers died in a motor accident on the Benin-Ore road, the  Federal Road Safety Commission  (FRSC) confirmed on Sunday.
In a statement issued by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Deputy Corps Public Education Officer,  the commission stated that the accident happened at kilometre 53, before Ohosun town, zone 5.12 toll gate unit command in Edo State at 7.45 a.m on Sunday.


Kazeem said the accident, which involved two vehicles, was caused by the driver of the Anambra Mass Transit Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number YB 610 EPE (Lagos), who for no reason drove against traffic on the Benin-Ore lane.

The driver faced an oncoming Iveco truck descending a slope, resulting in head-on collision. The bus was coming from Lagos carrying traders dealing in electronics and 13 out of the passengers in the bus died, while three people survived including the truck driver.

 The victims, according to FRSC, have been taken to Shiloh Hospital, Ugbogui in Edo for treatment while corpses were deposited at the mortuary of the same hospital.


10 comments:

Anonymous said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

Nawo! all ds death, when will it end

Anonymous said...

May their souls rest in peace

Ifeoma udofia said...

let repair ds road once and for all, so many lives have ended on this road, or is it for rituls?

Anonymous said...

Dis Benin-Ore road again?

Julius said...

The no. of death in this present regime is questionable

Anonymous said...

Signs shld be on all roads so that people driving know when to slow down,if its a curve it shld be stated and maximum speed a vehicle shld be pile at that particular time

Jude said...

Even when its BOLDLY WRITTEN our drivers are careless, most of them didn't go to driving schools, they don't know the rules either

Anonymous said...

Nigeria- cautiousness is not on our agenda, every man-DRIVERS ARE in a hurray to make several rounds all in the name of making loads of money.Smh! SEE THE OUTCOME

Favour said...

God grant the families the peace and all it takes to accept the death of their loved ones