A pick-up truck with two occupants on Monday plunged into the Ovia River in Edo State after a truck was said to have hit vehicles that slowed down to pass through the dilapidated bridge on the river.
When contacted, the FRSC Sector Commander, Paul Okpe, said that rescue efforts were ongoing and being coordinated by his men who were immediately deployed to the scene from the commission’s office at the old Toll Gate and he was waiting for their final report at the end of the day.
He said, “Five vehicles were involved; the truck that hit them and four vehicles who had slowed down to pass through the bridge. The Ovia River is in a valley so vehicles especially trucks coming from both ends are always descending a slope and there are small vehicles slowing down to access the bridge. I have been talking to the Federal Controller of Works and he has said they were going to fix it.
“So far, no life has been lost as the one person who was strapped in a Lexus Jeep when the truck ran into the vehicles has been rescued and he is in the hospital. The deputy governor was there and facilitated the mobilization of divers and a towing vehicle to the area. “As I speak my men are still there so we have to wait until they are through with their efforts and those of the divers but they said the vehicle that plunged into the river was like a Ford truck so we will wait for them to get the whole details,” he added.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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