3 die, 12 injured in Delta road accident
Three persons have lost their lives in an auto crash along Ubulu-Okiti area of the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha Expressway in Delta State.
Informant247 gathered that the incident occurred around 7am Wednesday and left 12 others injured.
It was learnt that the fatal crash involved a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number KSH 688 ZF and a truck with registration number UWN 368 XT.
An eyewitness told the newsmen that the dead victims include two males and one female while seven males and five female victims survive the crash but sustained degrees of injuries.
“The accident occurred at about 7.am, both vehicles were heading towards the same direction when they crashed.
The Delta State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Udeme Eshiet who confirmed the accident, said the accident occurred due to night driving and speed violation of the driver.
He said, “Both commercial vehicles were said to be coming from Agbor and heading towards Asaba when the crash occurred.
“My men out there said 15 persons comprising nine males and six females, were involved in the accident
“Operatives of FRSC rescued the injured victims to the hospital at Issele-Uku, while the corpses of the dead victims had been evacuated to the morgue.”
