BREAKING: Heavy Duty Truck Crush Scores In Edo Fatal Accident | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Sep 21, 2021
A heavy duty truck was involved in an accident, in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21, killing 9 passengers in an intra-city commercial bus, in Benin, Edo State.
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[caption id="attachment_113568" align="aligncenter" width="508"] Edo accident scene[/caption]
The fatal accident happened at Sapele Road by Ogbelaka Junction, during rush hour, at about 7:30AM.
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According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver who was conveying sand, lost control of the vehicle's brake and suddenly rammed into the moving commercial bus, killing the 9 passengers on the spot, before hitting another truck towards the Government Reservation Area (GRA).
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Remains of the accident victims have been deposited in a morgue while injured passengers were rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the nearby Edo Specialist Hospital in Benin.
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