BREAKING: Accident claim 9 lives in Edo

From: Tony Osauzo, Benin

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Tuesday in Benin-City, Edo State, where nine persons lost their lives in a road accident involving a tipper and a commercial bus.

The accident occurred at about 6:00 am along Upper Sokponba road near Oka market in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.

‎Six of the nine passengers, including a pregnant woman in a commercial bus marked BEN 435 ZN reportedly died at the scene of the accident, while three others died in the hospital they were rushed to for medical attention.

‎According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the tipper rammed into the commercial bus which parked to pick a passenger on the road.

The accident sparked protest from family members, friends and other commercial drivers plying the route, resulting in setting bonfires on the road and commercial drivers suspending work which made passengers to trek long distances.

O‎ne of the drivers who simply gave his name as Osas said they stopped work to protest reckless driving by Tipper drivers.
The tipper that caused the accident was not spared, as the protesters set it ablaze. The driver was not however seen.
‎The Central Hospital, Benin City, was a beehive yesterday, as families were seen coming to the morgue to identify their dead relatives.
Confirming the accident, Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Samuel Odukoya, said nine persons were confirmed dead.
He added that the protesters prevented his men from getting access to the scene.
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