By Francis Ogbuagu, Benin City
It was a bleak Christmas for passengers travelling for the Yuletide celebration as four Passengers died onThursday, in a ghastly motor accident along the Benin -Ekpoma-Abuja road in Edo state.
It was gathered that the incident occured at about 11:30am near Obagie community in Uhunmwonde local government area of the state.
Findings revealed that the accident which involved an 18-seater commercial bus and an articulated truck claimed lives of four Passengers and other wounded in the process.
It was gathered that the 18 seater bus was heading towards Ekpoma and was trying to avoid a pothole when it suddenly had a head on collision with an upcoming articulated truck laden with baskets of tomatoes.
A passengerwho was travelling with a Sienna bus car behind the ill-fated commercial bus disclosed that their own vehicle narrowly escaped the accident
He explained that following the crash, the bus fell on the driver’s side along the road while the Sienna ran into it.
The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr. Henry Benemesia, when contacted confirmed the incident.
He said a team of the Sector command had been deployed to the scene for rescue operations, adding that the command would give actual state of the death and survivors when the team returns from the accident scene.
The command however attributed the crash to over speeding and dangerous overtaking on the part of driver of the commercial bus
