Over 100 people perish on Benin-Ore, Onitsha roads
It
It was at the early hours of Friday 5. April a terrible massive and
devilish accident occurred claiming 33 lives of yet to identify
passengers of RIVER STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY (2 rtc bus)…
These
incidents occurred as early as 11:05am along Onitsha/Owerri express
road yesterday morning, claiming the lives of 31 young men and 2 Ladies
with an infant child of 2yrs.. the RTC bus was said to have left river
state at the early hours of the day on a trip to Lagos state.
According to our correspondent, an eye witness ‘’Mr Attama (birdman)” who lamented the accident as it happens while he blames the trailer making out for a Lane turn.
Attama explains further’’ you see, this trailer driver was carrying a brewed bottles after he had made a supply over there (he points down), the driver intended to make a left turn over to the other side of the lane.. unfortunately, he wasn’t away that these 2 RTC buses were speeding down behind him, the trailer was about to cross over , as the 1st RTC commuter bus ran over him and hits the tail of the trailer jumping its head beneath the trailer, same time another trailer with a container Load was approaching behind the scene as the driver being terrified by what was happening, matched the brakes of his trailer automatically and the truck lost its control..
Meanwhile before it lost control, there was a second RTC Lagos bus also the driver was fighting to control the picture at his front (accident scene) , this bus was by the left side of these container truck he laments… immediately the bus lost its track, it Heaped the container load down and smash the bus at its side into pieces..he cried out!!
Leaving the victims bones shattered all over the scene…
“”I had never seen a terrific sight like this in my life, I was behind the accident in another bus heading down the road when it happened”” second eye witness laments.
Our correspondent Justin Asomba approached to the scene immediately and confirmed that the incident left a three survival from the 1st rtc bus, while a single man (name withheld) managed to nake it alive and strong out of the second bus. The survival from the second bus had just a pinch of scratch on his shoulder and his ankles and legs both hands were all fit and unhurt. When our correspondent spoke to him, he explains further….”this morning, we left RTC River State park to embark on this journey to Lagos state for a wedding of our brother.. I never knew, these journey is going to end in Ihiala like this” he cries’’ (unquote).
The deceased remains of the bones and skins of the victims were rushed down to a nearby mortuary ‘Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala’…
There was a multitude of crowd and sympathizers at the scene of the incident while the police arrived to help control the traffic and the situations at hand.
The trailer that linked to the crime of day was initially said to be owned by one MR ken Mmaduakor, a successful wealthy business man in Ihiala Local Govt Area..
Ken Mmaduakor was allegedly accused that one of his trucks has recently killed 24 at Onitsha few months ago, and killed 5 in Ihiala last 2 weeks.. it was allegedly also said that his trailer killed a motorcycle rider popularly known as Okada last week close to the scene of yesterday’s auto-crash and the motorcycle rider was meant to be buried today (6/4/2013) before the incident occurred same day (friday).
The story in the town laments an accuse to these man, though these case might be complicated a lot than we expected..
More updates and stories coming up later here… soon
MAY THE SOULS OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED REST IN PERFECT PEACE….amen
Source – Justin asomba….(live witness)By CHRIS OCHAYI, VINCENT UJUMADU, OKEY NDIRIBE & GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE
According to our correspondent, an eye witness ‘’Mr Attama (birdman)” who lamented the accident as it happens while he blames the trailer making out for a Lane turn.
Attama explains further’’ you see, this trailer driver was carrying a brewed bottles after he had made a supply over there (he points down), the driver intended to make a left turn over to the other side of the lane.. unfortunately, he wasn’t away that these 2 RTC buses were speeding down behind him, the trailer was about to cross over , as the 1st RTC commuter bus ran over him and hits the tail of the trailer jumping its head beneath the trailer, same time another trailer with a container Load was approaching behind the scene as the driver being terrified by what was happening, matched the brakes of his trailer automatically and the truck lost its control..
Meanwhile before it lost control, there was a second RTC Lagos bus also the driver was fighting to control the picture at his front (accident scene) , this bus was by the left side of these container truck he laments… immediately the bus lost its track, it Heaped the container load down and smash the bus at its side into pieces..he cried out!!
Leaving the victims bones shattered all over the scene…
“”I had never seen a terrific sight like this in my life, I was behind the accident in another bus heading down the road when it happened”” second eye witness laments.
Our correspondent Justin Asomba approached to the scene immediately and confirmed that the incident left a three survival from the 1st rtc bus, while a single man (name withheld) managed to nake it alive and strong out of the second bus. The survival from the second bus had just a pinch of scratch on his shoulder and his ankles and legs both hands were all fit and unhurt. When our correspondent spoke to him, he explains further….”this morning, we left RTC River State park to embark on this journey to Lagos state for a wedding of our brother.. I never knew, these journey is going to end in Ihiala like this” he cries’’ (unquote).
The deceased remains of the bones and skins of the victims were rushed down to a nearby mortuary ‘Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala’…
There was a multitude of crowd and sympathizers at the scene of the incident while the police arrived to help control the traffic and the situations at hand.
The trailer that linked to the crime of day was initially said to be owned by one MR ken Mmaduakor, a successful wealthy business man in Ihiala Local Govt Area..
Ken Mmaduakor was allegedly accused that one of his trucks has recently killed 24 at Onitsha few months ago, and killed 5 in Ihiala last 2 weeks.. it was allegedly also said that his trailer killed a motorcycle rider popularly known as Okada last week close to the scene of yesterday’s auto-crash and the motorcycle rider was meant to be buried today (6/4/2013) before the incident occurred same day (friday).
The story in the town laments an accuse to these man, though these case might be complicated a lot than we expected..
More updates and stories coming up later here… soon
MAY THE SOULS OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED REST IN PERFECT PEACE….amen
Source – Justin asomba….(live witness)By CHRIS OCHAYI, VINCENT UJUMADU, OKEY NDIRIBE & GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE
No
fewer than 100 people were killed in two separate road accidents which
occurred in Okija, along Owerri-Onisha Highway in Anambra State and
Ofosu, the boundary town between Edo and Ondo States yesterday.
About
80 persons were reportedly burnt to death in the accident involving a
haulage truck, a petrol tanker and the Young Shall Grow double-decker
bus at Ugbogui Village, near Ofosu at about 1.30pm just as 20 other
passengers who were travelling in two commercial buses owned by the
Rivers State Transport Company, RTC, reportedly died at Okija, when
another haulage truck rammed onto them in the early hours of the day.
Sources
said that the accident occurred as the Young Shall Grow bus and the
haulage truck were struggling over which vehicle had the right of way
and the petrol tanker which was fully loaded with petrol rammed into the
two vehicles and burst into a huge ball of flame. The victims were
burnt beyond recognition even as the accident led to traffic gridlock
that lasted for over three hours.
An
official of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, who spoke on
condition of anonymity confirmed the incident at press time saying that
only three of the passengers were rescued from the fully loaded luxury
bus pointing out that the mangled bodies of the victims littered the
scene.
Sene of the accident involving a luxury bus, trailer and tanker at Ugbogui Village along Benin-Ore Express road
According
to the eye witness, the victims of the Ore- Benin accident included
drivers of the vehicles and their conductors (motor-boys) and 53
passengers in the Luxury bus.
Another
source at the scene however said that the multiple accident occurred
when the haulage vehicle which had a flat tyre rammed into the tanker
which also swerved and rammed onto the double-decker Luxury bus, causing
the petrol tanker to explode and burst into flame that consumed all
those around the area.
FRSC confirmed 36 dead in Ore-Benin road crash
Also
preliminary reports from the FRSC stated that 36 persons dead in the
Ore-Benin road crash and that the accident occurred when 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.
However, an FRSC team was on hand to rescue 3 passengers while 30 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.
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 and has a
scanned copy of its manifest which confirms 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 Federal Road Safety Corps has decided to evoke its
statutory powers to institute legal actions against drivers and
transport operators whose vehicles are responsible for such crashes.
Part
of this arrangement includes the Corps’ resolve to assist victims and
relations of road crash victims to seek compensation from such fleet
operators.
At
Okija in Anambra State, an eye witness told Saturday Vanguard that a
trailer had rammed onto the oncoming vehicles, including two buses
belonging to the RTC, killing most of the occupants of the two buses
instantly.
The
accident caused an excruciating traffic jam on both lanes. For several
hours, commuters were at stand still as movement was virtually
impossible.
However,
there was a little respite on the expressway after about two hours as
vehicles coming from the Onitsha end had to divert at Okija junction,
while those coming from the Owerri end diverted at Ezego junction at
Ihiala.
Mangled bodies of the victims were scattered along the road, while those wounded were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Men
of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the police, as well as
other volunteers were at the scene of the accident clearing the blocked
road.
It
was not clear what caused the accident, but an eye witness said that
the trailer driver might have lost control on the sloppy road and
subsequently rammed onto other vehicles.
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