No fewer than 11 persons on Thursday died while eight others sustained varying injuries in a ghastly accident that happened on the Edo State section of the Benin-Lagos expressway involving a Toyota Hiace 18 seater bus and a truck belonging to Dangote cement.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around 11 am at the Ovia bridge notorious for accidents due to a failed section of the road and the poor state bridge which runs across the river.
“The Toyota Hiace bus going to the east en route Edo State slowed down at the bad portion of the Ovia river bridge, but the truck that was on top speed rammed into it, killing some passengers and injuring others,” an eyewitness said.
It was learnt that some of the occupants of the bus and victims were coming from Lagos after attending a programme organised by a popular Lagos-based church.
The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Paul Okpe confirmed the accident.
