The FRSC is investigating the incident.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that 11 people were killed in a multiple-accident on the Ore-Benin Road on Thursday.
The statement said that the accident occurred on kilometer 20 Ovia Bridge inward Benin, Edo State at 9:04 a.m.The corps said 11 people were killed, comprising three female adults, seven male adults and one female child, while eight people sustained various degrees of injuries. Reacting to the accident, the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Dauda Biu, advised drivers to avoid being careless whenever they notice mechanical faults in their vehicles.
This, he said, was to avert unwarranted road accidents that could lead to loss of human lives and damage to properties.
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