Tragedy hit Arue,Uromi in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State yesterday as a Driver, said to be avoiding pothole lost control of the steering and crashed into a compound, killing six children from one family said to be playing football at the front of their house.
The incident sparked protest,as youths set the Mercedes Benz Saloon car ablaze, blocking the road,thereby making road users to take alternative routes.
In another development, a Toyota Sienna bus and three other vehicles collided with an articulated truck loaded with petroleum productsin Agbede, Edo State , killngs nine persons, (eight males and one female), making it a total of fifteen persons who lost their lives in the two different Incidents.
Confirming the reports,the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safty Corp,Edo State Command,Mr Henry Benamaisia confirmed the two incidents and said it was as a result of break failure on the part of the articulated truck driver and over speeding on the part of the Sienna bus driver.He also confirm the incident in Arue,Uromi,but said details will be out soon.
