18 die in Edo road accident

Eighteen persons on Thursday died in a
multiple road accident that occurred
along the Benin-Lagos bye-pass.
Vehicles involved in the accident included
a truck carrying drinks, a tipper lorry and a
fully loaded eighteen seater bus.
Eyewitnesses said the truck veered off
the road and had a head-on collision with
the tipper before the bus hit the tipper
from behind.
The eyewitness said three persons in the
tipper were killed and 15 in the bus were
killed while three other sustained
injuries.
Men of Operation Thunderstorm were
said to have been involved in the rescue
operation.
Public Relation Officer of Federal Road
Safety Corps, John Aniedi who confirmed
the accident said six persons were
confirmed dead at the point of rescue.
He said his men were yet to fully brief
him and that the injured were taken to
Our Clinic at Oregbeni quarters, Ikpoba
Hill.