11 die, others injured in Edo road accident
section of the Benin-Lagos expressway involving a Toyota Hiace 18 seater bus and a truck belonging to Dangote cement.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around 11 am at the Ovia bridge notorious for accidents due to a failed section of the road and the poor state bridge which runs across the river. PUNCH reports that the truck heading towards Benin from Lagos on top speed rammed into the bus that was said to have slowed down at the failed portion of the road, killing 11 persons on the spot and injuring several others.
An eye witness said, “The Toyota Hiace bus going to the east en route Edo State slowed down at the bad portion of the Ovia river bridge, but the Dangote truck that was on top speed rammed into it, killing some passengers and injuring others.” It was gathered that some of the occupants of the bus and victims were coming from Lagos after attending a programme organised by a popular Lagos-based church.
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