Road Crash Claim 4 Lives on Benin Bypass
By Victor Ofure Osehobo, Benin
Four persons were killed and five others seriously injured on Tuesday morning in a road crash on the Benin-Lagos by-pass, at Ahor village in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State
The crash which occurred at about 7:22a.m sources say involved a 14-seater Lagos bound luxury bud coming from Enugu and articulated truck.
The truck was said to be making a U-turn on the busy but dark road when the driver of the bus crashed into it from behind.
An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who confirmed the incident to our correspondent blamed the fatal crash on over speeding by the bus driver.
“If the driver was not on top speed, he could have avoided the fatal crash. Out of 14 passengers, four persons died, four others have been taken to hospital”, he said.
