The Mercedes Benz truck with registration number ASB 831 ZH belonging to the Dangote Group was said to be coming from Benin axis heading towards Onitsha direction in top speed.
It apparently lost control and rammed into the vehicles that were driving against traffic owing to the congestion caused by queue of vehicles waiting to buy fuel at the NNPC Mega Station on the other side of the dualised expressway.
An eyewitness told Saturday Sun that the Mitsubishi bus somersaulted
several times because of the impact of the contact with the cement laden
truck, adding that the bus was later trapped under the same truck.According to the eyewitness, the vehicles burst into flames immediately before rescue efforts could be mobilized, and that heart rendering cries were heard ostensibly from occupants of the ill-fated vehicles.
As at the time of filing this report, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had arrived at the scene and were making frantic efforts to rescue the victims.
Nine burnt corpses including five men and four females have been retrieved from the trapped vehicles, while others who were critically injured were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba for treatment.
The driver of the cement laden truck was said to have escaped from the scene, while the driver of refuse collection truck was said to be among the two surviving victims.
Charred remains of the dead bodies were evacuated to FMC mortuary by officials of the FRSC in the commission’s Hilux Van.
Sector Commander of the FRSC in Delta State, Mr. Rindom Kumven who attributed the accident to route violation and over speeding, appealed to motorists to apply caution while on the highway.
Source:
DAILY SUN
Please don't forget to Leave a COMMENT below and also SHARE this post to your friends, using the SHARE buttons: They would also love to Read it, thanks as you do that
This post was written by: Onyenakara Tochukwu
He is a person of fulfilling personality whose values and desires is to make this blog/website your bestarena, outstanding from other competitors. Click here fore more Details!
Get Our Free Email Updates to your Inbox!
Post a Comment
WE LOVE COMMENTS: Please Kindly Leave a Comment Below Before You Leave.......THANKS
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the comment writers alone and does not reflect or represent the views of bestarena.blogspot.com