No fewer than 60 persons were feared killed yesterday in ghastly road accident involving a trailer belonging to Dangote Industries, a petrol tanker and a luxury bus at Ugbogui in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State.
Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at2:30pm along the ever-busy Sagamu-Benin Expressway,
They told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that the trailer had a burst tyre resulting in its running into the stationery tanker and the luxury bus, followed by a huge fire ball.
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who pleaded that his name be not mentioned, because he was not authorised to address the press on the matter, said the trailer was coming from Lagos.
He however, did not say where the luxury bus with the 60 passengers that died was heading to or coming from.
He said, "Three were rescued, and we estimate that over 60 persons died.
Three others in the trailer died. As I speak, the whole place is blocked; fire fighters cannot even access the area.
"The whole place is still burning. The Dangote vehicle had flat tyre.
It hit the petrol tanker, fell and hit the luxury bus."
Two Killed In Gombe Communal Clash
About two people have lost their lives in a clash between two communities in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The clash occurred in Bambam and Maitunku villages yesterday.
LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that several houses were burnt in Bambam village along Gombe-Yola Road during the incident, while passengers plying the highway were stranded.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Gombe State Police Command, Fwaje Atajiri (DSP), said mobile policemen were deployed to the area to ensure law and order.
Sources said the violence occurred yesterday when a Waja man's corpse could not be found in Maitunku village by his kinsmen.
The aggrieved villagers allegedly attacked their Bambam counterparts where dangerous weapons were used.
The sources said some angry youths burnt houses in Bambam village, a situation that attracted armed policemen to the community.
Source: Leadership
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