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Five passengers lost their lives and several others were injured in a road crash that occurred on Thursday along the Benin-Ekpoma-Abuja Road in Edo State.
The accident, which occurred around 11.30am near Obagie community in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of the state, involved an 18-passenger commercial bus, an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Sienna.
It was gathered that the bus was heading for Ekpoma and was trying to avoid a pothole when it suddenly had a head-on collision with an oncoming a truck laden with baskets of tomatoes.
A passenger, who was in the Toyota Sienna, stated that their vehicle narrowly escaped the carnage.
The crash occurred about 11:30a.m. yesterday near Obagie community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.
The 18-seater bus, it was gathered, was heading towards Ekpoma and was trying to avoid a pothole when it suddenly had a head-on collision with an articulated truck laden with baskets of tomatoes.
A passenger who was travelling in a Sienna bus directly behind the ill-fated bus disclosed that their own vehicle narrowly escaped running into the wreckage. The eyewitness explained that following the crash, the bus fell on the driver’s side along the road.
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The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Henry Benemesia, when contacted, confirmed the incident.
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