He said three vehicles: two trucks and a passenger bus were involved in the accident, which occurred in the evening of Jan. 14.
Aghure said the trucks belonged to a cement manufacturing company while the bus carried the inscription, Bright Mass Transit. He said the three vehicles were travelling on the same lane towards Anyigba when a truck suddenly hit the bus from behind and the bus as a result of the impact also hit the truck in its front. Aghure said the bus was trapped in between the two trucks with all the passengers before his men arrived the scene to carry out rescue operation, which lasted for hours.