A fatal car crash which occurred along
the Makurdi / Tarka / Gboko Road in
Benue State has left no less than 14
people dead.
The accident, which involved three
vehicles, happened around the Wannune
Market axis of the road in Tarka Local
Government of the state at about 9:30
am .
According to reports, a commuter bus,
fully laden with 14 passengers, first
collided with a tanker and then a car
which was right behind the tanker
subsequently collided with the bus also
leading to a multiple accident.
The Sun reports :
An eyewitness, who simply gave his name
as James, said that the 14-seater bus
belonging to Pleasure Travels, was on its
way to Jato- Aka in Kwande Local
Government Area when it had a head-on
collision with a tanker coming from the
Gboko axis and had just overtaken a car.
It was further gathered that the car,
which was following the tanker at the
time of the accident, collided with the bus,
leading to the death of about 12 persons
on the spot while two others were said to
have died later.
The wounded, our source revealed, were
helped by sympathizers to nearby
hospitals just as the corpses of other
victims were also evacuated to the
morgue.
Efforts to reach the Managing Director of
Pleasure Travels were not fruitful but a
member of staff, who pleaded anonymity
confirmed the development, adding that
their staff member, a mechanic who had
joined the bus to go and repair one of the
vehicles that broke down on the road,
also lost his life.
When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer for Benue State
Command, DSP Daniel Ezeala confirmed
that 14 people died in the auto crash.
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