11 people die in Benin road crash - FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 11 people were killed in multiple crashes on the Ore-Benin Road.

This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday in Abuja.

The statement said that the unfortunate fatal crash occurred on kilometer 20 of the OVIA Bridge inward Benin, Edo State, at exactly 9:04 a.m. on June 26, 2023.

The multiple crashes involved 19 people, comprised of 10 male adults, eight female adults, and one female child.

The corps said that out of the total, 11 persons were killed, comprised of three female adults, seven male adults, and one female child, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries.

“A total of three vehicles were involved, comprising a Dangote trailer at the rear, one Kia saloon car with registration number LSD553HY, which was brushed aside, and a Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KET779AV in front,” he said.

Reacting to the accident, the Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, advised drivers to avoid being careless whenever they notice mechanical faults in their vehicles.

Biu also reiterated the need for drivers to ensure routine and regular maintenance of their vehicles.

This, he said, was to avert unwarranted road traffic crashes that could lead to the loss of human lives and damage to properties.

Biu said that the investigation conducted revealed that the multiple crashes occurred as a result of mechanical deficiencies (Break Failure), which resulted in 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 the University of Benin Teaching Hospital mortuary.

The Corps Marshal directed that a technical investigation be conducted into the immediate and remote causes of the crashes.

This, he said, would be with the aim of prosecuting the erring offender(s) in order to protect the rights of the crash victims accordingly.