Dead victims of the accident that occurred at
Ugbogui along Benin-Lagos road on Friday might be given a mass burial if their
identities can not be ascertained. Many of them were burnt to ashes.
The luxurious bus they were travelling in was engulfed in fire
after a tanker that was hit by a trailer carrying cement exploded and only
three passengers managed to escape with severe burns. Witnesses said the
luxurious bus was filled with passengers.
The remains of the victims have been deposited at the University
of Benin Teaching Hospital mortuary while it was gathered that the police
authorities were waiting for directives from Abuja on what to do with corpses.
State Police Commissioner, Folusho Adebanjo said relatives have
started showing up to collect corpses of their love ones.
He said time would be given for relatives to identify corpses
and added that the manifest showed that 36 persons died in the fire.
An official of the FRSC said they would soon remove the vehicles
from the highway to ease traffic movement.
Owners of the shops, vehicles and motor-cycles affected by the
fire have demanded for compensation from owners of the tanker that caused the
fire.
A mechanic said three Toyota Camry cars kept at his workshop
were consumed in the fire.
Florence Olufemi said she lost 50 kegs of palm oil to the
inferno while One Mrs. Dupe Abiola, a restaurateur, said everything in her shop
were burnt.
The Spokesman of the FRSC ,Jonas Agwu who spoke to CKN Nigeria
last night on the incident said 36 people have been accounted for from the crash..According
to him, the luxurious bus belonged to Young Shall Grow transport that
originated from Jibowu Park Lagos heading to Enugu in Enugu State.
He said, the FRSC have obtained the manifest of the Bus from the
owners that contained the names, phone numbers and phone numbers of their next
of kins.
He advised transport owners to adhere strictly to the directive
from the FRSC that makes it mandatory for al transporters in the country to
always make sure that they register the name of all intending passengers
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This is arant nonsense! By now this country ought to have fixed an underground pipe lines to all the fuel stations to avoid these disaster caused by fuel tankers on the road . I suggest that trailers, fuel tankers and all the lurries should be eradicate . We have to go back to our forgotten railway means of transportation .many lifes had been wasted! Nigeria avoid more harvoc ! Kamzy baby #just saying#
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, would suggest that all lorries, trailers and tankers should be allowed to move only at night between the hours of mid night and anyone or company found violating the law should be prosecuted immediatly as well as the company being closed down for at least three months• No amount of paying fine can justify human life wasted
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