Tragedy as 3 die, 12 hospitalized in ghastly road accident

Tragedy struck in Delta State as ghastly road accident killed three persons and injured twelve others in a ghastly road accident in Ubulu-Okiti axis of the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha highway in Delta State.

The road crash involved a white Toyota Hiace bus marked: KSH 688 ZF and a red truck with registration number UWN 368 XT on Friday.

Those who died included two males and one female, while seven males and five females survived the crash with injuries.

It was learned that both vehicles were traveling towards the same direction when the crash occurred at about 7:00a.m.

Delta State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Udeme Bassey Eshiet, who confirmed the incident, yesterday, identified night driving and speed violation as possible causes of the accident.

Eshiet added that both commercial vehicles were said to be coming from Agbor and heading towards Asaba when the crash occurred.

He confirmed that 15 persons, nine males and six females, were involved in the accident, saying operatives of FRSC rescued the injured victims to the hospital at Issele-Uku.
He said the remains of the deceased victims have been evacuated to the morgue, while his men in conjunction with Ogwashi Police had cleared the road of obstructions.

Source: The Guardian