According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), a multi-vehicle accident on the Ore-Benin Road claimed the lives of 11 people.
This was said in a statement made on Thursday in Abuja by Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem.
According to the statement, on June 26, 2023, at precisely 9:04 a.m., a tragic deadly crash took place on km 20 of the Ovia Bridge inward Benin, Edo State.
Nineteen people were engaged in the multiple collision: ten adult males, eight adult females, and one female child.
According to the corps, 11 people—11 total—were slain, including one female kid, seven male adults, and three female adults—while eight others had varying degrees of injuries.
Three cars, including a Dangote trailer at the back, a Kia saloon with the license plate LSD553HY that was shoved aside, and a Toyota Hiace Bus with the license plate KET779AV that was in front, were all involved, according to him.
The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, responded to the accident by advising drivers to exercise caution if they discover mechanical issues with their cars.
Drivers must maintain periodic and consistent maintenance of their vehicles, according to Biu.
This, he claimed, was done to prevent unneeded traffic collisions that might result in the loss of life and damage to property.
According to Biu, an investigation showed that a mechanical flaw (called a break failure) caused the several crashes, which led to a loss of control.
He said that the injured were evacuated to the Saving Grace Hospital, Ovbiogie in Benin, Edo, while the dead had been deposited at University of Benin Teaching Hospital mortuary.
The Corps Marshal directed that a technical investigation should be conducted into the immediate and remote causes of the crashes.
This, he said would be with the aim of prosecuting erring offender(s) in order to protect the rights of the crash victims accordingly.