silica: Have you noTiced that these accidents happened on road that were recently mended or constructed. It brings to mind the assertion of the FRSC that accidents happens more on good road. Maybe we should all review how we drive especially on smooth roads and clear high ways. We must begin to take responsibility for our cations and not finding ways to blame the govt. or GEJ

Orikinla: [size=15pt]ILLITERACY IS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE OF MOST ROAD ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA.
MAJORITY OF THE DRIVERS ON NIGERIAN ROADS ARE LARGELY UNEDUCATED.[/size]

bblacky: D bad road and d illiterate drivers = lose of life. May de rest I??n?? peace

vivichocs: is this y u quoted d whole write up ??

JstBrave: Awesome God!!! i passed thru dt same road (Benin-Ore expressway) on Thur. I almost postponed my travellin to d following day (d day d incident happened). I wud av bin among d victims. God, I return all d Glory 2u!

berem: 110 People Die In Multiple Accidents On Benin-lagos,onitsha-owerri Expressways

A major road crash involving a Truck, a Tanker and a Luxury bus occurred at about 1:00 p.m. on Friday, today at Ugboguii Village on the Benin-Ore express road, the Federal Road Safety Corps is reporting.



No fewer than [b]110 people [/b]died yesterday in multiple accidents on Benin-Lagos expressway and Onitsha-Owerri expressway. This is coming barely one week after 18 persons perished in an auto crash on Lokoja-Abuja road. In the Benin-Lagos expressway accident, over [b]80 persons [/b]were roasted to death in multiple accidents involving a trailer, tanker, luxury bus and other vehicles, while in the Onitsha-Owerri road accident about 30 people lost their lives when a trailer collided with two mini-buses at Ihiala.

Saturday Sun gathered that among the dead in the Benin-Lagos expressway accident are the driver of the trailer, his assistant and [b]57 passengers [/b]in the luxury bus and occupants of other vehicles affected. Three passengers of the luxury bus, who survived the accident, were badly burnt. According to eyewitness, the accident occurred at Ugbogui, near Ofosu, in Ovia South-West when a cement-laden trailer reportedly had a burst tyre and rammed into a petrol tanker carrying fuel. The fuel tanker had hit a fully loaded luxury bus, which burst into flames.

It was gathered that the spillage of petrol on the road had set other vehicles on fire, including commercial and private cars. About 20 other vehicles were burnt in the process. At the accident scene, there were charred bodies of the passengers in the carcass of the burnt luxury bus and other vehicles. Some passengers in other vehicles, who had got down, were seen shedding tears over the horrible death of the victims. The accident had caused a heavy traffic jam, as personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stopped vehicular movement on both sides of the expressway to avoid further disaster.

Confirming the story, an official of FRSC, who pleaded anonymity, explained that the trailer was coming from Lagos, while the tanker and luxury bus were travelling in the opposite direction. FRSC personnel and the police had mounted rescue operation at the scene of the accident. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, while the road was being cleared to create a thoroughfare for vehicles. Also, firefighters, who later arrived the scene of the accident, battled to put out the fire caused by the explosion of the tanker.

A passenger, who was travelling to Lagos from the East, said they were stuck in traffic for close to four hours because of the accident. "We were in one spot for about four hours. Movement on both sides of the road was stopped by FRSC. We had to make a detour through a bush path, through villages to cross the scene of accident," he said. In a related development, 30 persons lost their lives, while six others sustained various degrees of injury yesterday, when a trailer collided with two mini-buses at Ihiala, on Onitsha-Owerri expressway.

The two commuter buses, which were said to belong to Rivers State Transport Company, were heading for Onitsha from Port Harcourt when the accident occurred at Ihiala in Anambra State, along the ever-busy Onitsha/Owerri expressway, Anambra State. The trailer, it was gathered, was joining the expressway, after offloading crates of beer when the two buses rammed into it.

Thirty passengers died on the spot, while some others sustained injury. When Saturday Sun visited the scene, the vehicles involved in the accident were lying there, while officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and policemen were taking the dead to the morgue, while the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals. Commenting on the incident, Chairman of Ihiala branch of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Chief Emmanuel Egbunonu, expressed shock at the spate of auto accidents in the area.

He appealed to the Federal Government and the FRSC to help the communities along the expressway. He also advised motorists to always observe speed limits and traffic rules in order to minimise accidents on the road.

http://m.naij.com/news/30072.html

Rimbaldi:

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the news crew should get their facts right before rushing to the prints. The said luxury bus contained 30 passengers as it was a small luxury bus not all those big luxury bus. At least the manifest provided for FRSC shows 30 names, some didn't include phone number nor next of kin number. R.I.P. to the departed.

Nothing will be done to fix the road as has been the case for many years unless a govt official dies there, and chances of that happening is very slim as they can pay anything to bump a passenger off a flight and get the ticket. They don't use our highways, but one day one day...

According to eyewitness, the accident occurred at Ugbogui, near Ofosu, in Ovia South-West when a cement-laden trailer reportedly had a burst tyre and rammed into a petrol tanker carrying fuel. The fuel tanker had hit a fully loaded luxury bus, which burst into flames.

tomakint: The rate of incessant accidents during and after festive periods are perennial malaises as far as Nigeria is concerned and they are traceable to the negligence of duties on the parts of our so-called leaders! May the souls of the departed R.I.P!

991: RIP to the dead
Quick recovery to the injured,
Sincere condolence to the victims families.

this is sad news. O God have mercy.

jhydebaba: This country is not just safe. Everything u want to do u have to pray and commit it to God. Is it that we are that religious NO! It's news like this that calls for over-religiousness.
Had it been we live in a sane country where everything works, where u can even sleep off while driving, how many people would remember to pray before traveling

Too bad, RIP to the departed souls.

otokx: @shabz

70mph is not so bad

SHABZ:
Boss,ABC transport doesn't exceed 90,and u get to spend the whole day on the road when travelling... I patronize them though, but 70?? Haba