By OLALEKAN BADMOS
At least, 12 people were believed to have died and many
others injured in a multiple road accident in Auchi, Estako West local
government of Edo state on Tuesday.
Among the victims were the alms beggars at the ever busy AP
filling station, where the tragic incident took place.
WITNESS NIGERIA gathered that the accident occurred around
7pm when a granite-laden truck with registration number Kaduna: XA 173 AG had
brake failure, lost control and rammed into three vehicles and four commercial motorcycles
at the station, killing all the occupants of the vehicles as well as some
pedestrians, including the alms beggars.
Vehicles involved included a Honda car, (with registration
number MC 942 EKY), a Honda Oddsey bus (marked BEN 346 AS) a Toyota Siena bus
marked AAA 568 AZ and 4 unregistered motorbikes.
Men of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Auchi
Command, who were involved in the rescue operation, reportedly conveyed corpses
of the victims to the mortuary while the injured were
rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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