by Rachel Ogbu
Nothing less than 50 was reported dead in an accident which occurred on Friday afternoon in Ugbogui, Edo state.
According to reports, the tragedy occurred yesterday when a diesel tanker and a trailer collided with a fully-loaded commercial luxury bus.
The FRSC’s Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, released a statement saying that the FRSC team was on hand to rescue three passengers while others died from the luxury bus.
“The tanker driver with his conductor, in addition to the Truck driver and his conductor were also confirmed dead. Two children were also consumed by the fire which spread to a nearby mechanic workshop, burning 8 additional vehicles resulting to a heavy traffic gridlock.”
“Part of this arrangement include the Corps’ resolve to assist victims and relations of road crash victims to seek compensation from such fleet operators.” the statement added.
Channels TV reports:
Eye witness accounts say the bus which was travelling from Lagos caught fire and the only three passengers were seen trying to escape the inferno but there are fears that they may not have survived the fire.
Military officials are reported to be controlling traffic in the area while fire service men are yet to arrive the scene.
statement signed by FRSC’s Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, claimed that “36 persons were feared dead this afternoon in a multiple fatal crash at Igbogui market along the Ore – Benin highway which involved a Dangote truck, a tanker laden with pms (fuel) and a luxury bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Transport Company.”
Explaining the cause of the accident, the statement further reveals that “preliminary reports from the FRSC indicated that a tyre from the Dangote truck suddenly pulled out and rammed into the tanker which caught fire immediately. The Luxury bus which was on speed, lost control and ran into the blazing fire, consuming its occupants.”
Meanwhile, a detachment of the FRSC, Police and the Construction Company were at the scene for intensive traffic control and diversion of route to ensure seamless traffic flow along the corridor. The Corps advises road users on Benin road to take Oluku junction – Ifon-Owo-Akure road to Lagos while vehicles from Lagos are advised to take Akure – Owo road . The FRSC also contacted the Young Shall Grow transport company to ascertain from its manifest, that 30 persons boarded the bus earlier in the day from the Jibowu terminus to Enugu.
Disturbed by the recent spate of road crash fatalities linked to speeding and reckless driving , the FRSC stated that it has concluded plans to “evoke its statutory mandate by instituting legal actions against the driver and transport operators whose vehicles are responsible for such crashes.”
Yes we need a radical revolution now 2 prevent Nigeria from sudden collase. D PDP & ACN or any conglomeration of parties cannot give us any purposeful govt bcos ”ole gbe ole gba” ni won meaning they are all corrupt and are day-light robbers.bthe only way out is, after a drastic revolution of wipping out all our corrupt leaders (from buhari to el-rufai to bola tinubu to all d governors except 1 or 2 like babatunde, oshiomhole), we den settle down 2 bring in d UK (Britain) to govern us-they av done it b4 now with resounding success (but this time under legal consensus and agreement with time frame specified achievements) behold, l have spoken as an oracle of God. AND NIGERIA SHALL B DELIVERED AND KNOW PEACE AND PROGRESS AGAIN- AMEN.
U see d result of negligence, carelessnss, poor rulership, bad administration and disregard for law order and human live. Our government fail to give us good roads. Our governmt fail to provide proper management for existing bad roads. 90% of Nigerians driving on our roads as private or especially as commercial drivers are MAD! FRSC on are roads are now corrupt and are worsening issues. At times, they are happy when accidents occur bcos dia profit don come. They are NOW collecting egunje on our high roads. NIGERIA IS AT A CROSSROAD OF TOTAL COLLAPS ESP WITH BH INSECURITUY, ETC. WHO WILL RESCUE NIGERIA FROM DIS IMMINENT UNTIMELY COLLASPS. GOD PLS HAVE MERCY, DELIVER US NOW 4 WE ARE DYING. O GOD, D CHURCHES & D MOSQUES ARE NOW OUR GREATEST PROBLEMS OF COMPLICITY! HAA NIGERIA, I DE FEAR O- WHERE IS YR DELIVERER?
where are we going, in nigeria every body, is in a hurry, hurry to go where, trailers and trucks are not suppose to move by day, stupid luxery drivers where is he rushing to that the journey was terminated wth death, i thought that every luxry suppose to have a speed limit, nigérians should look into the speed limits of every luxirious bus,more espacially the one that tranvel to international road, they overspeed not minding the lives of the persengers, not minding their lives, not minding even the lenght of the car they are driving and the road too. please let nigérians look into this because SAFETY IS THE PRINCIPLE OF EVERY JOURNET NOT HOW SPPED YOU ARE. live has not dubblicate,
may there soul rest in the bossom of the lord Amen, my condolence to the family of the victims
My God! Someone dear to me was to traveled for a wedding at Enugu,but I dissuaded her that the trip is not clear that I saw a tyre bursted on the way,and she obliged not to travel. Thank God for her life and may the souls of the departed rest in peace.
Only God can save us. I sympathise with d family of d victims.