The FRSC Sector Commander in the Bayelsa state, Mr. Vincent Jack, said
on Sunday that the preliminary report released to him by his men indicated that
apart from the deceased, 18 persons were injured.
He said the 11 women were killed on the Ahoada/Elele Section of the
East-West Road in Rivers State on Saturday night when the bus conveying them to
Bayelsa State went up in flames.
Explaining that 29 persons in three separate vehicles were involved in
the road crash, Jack, who forwarded the report of the accident to newsmen on
Sunday, stated that those who died in the accident were burnt beyond
recognition.
Jack explained that the report showed that the accident was caused by
burst tyre, adding that the injured were immediately rushed to Madonna Hospital
along Elele Road by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
He also identified the three vehicles involved in the accident as a
Toyota Hiace Bus with Registration Number GBB591FS, a Toyota Siena (ABU640AE)
and a Toyota Highlander Jeep (YEN 371RJ).
It was learnt that while the corpses of two of the dead women were taken
to a nearby mortuary, nine others were burnt beyond recognition.
A source disclosed that some of those involved in the accident were an
ex-member of the state House of Assembly from Brass Local Government and
Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson, Mrs. Ruby Benjamin and
ex-Commissioner for Women Affairs during Timipre Sylva’s administration, Mrs.
Gimbra Panowei.
Others, according to the source, are a woman Leader from Otuoke
Community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Madam Consider Amadi, wife of the
owner of Ayakpor International Schools, Mrs. Inamamu Ayakpor.
Mrs. Ebisinte Ayabowei, who is an ex-commissioner in the state, was said
to have escaped death during the accident.
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A huge lesson for all drivers. Please, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth save yourself, passengers and other road users. Drive to stay alive. That automotor is made by human hands & not from Heaven; therefore it can develop sudden fault while you are speeding at 160/180/200 kilometers. Be reasonable 'Mr driver'. It was high time NURTW begun to organize monthly seminars to educate its members on the risk of running at very turboric speed. FRSC has unfortunately lived up to its responsibility in this regard, because had they been at all our express roads, they would as usual flag down over-speeding drivers! Passengers, as well are to blame - most of them keep sealed leaps while these dare-devil and kai kai, ogogoro, ganger drivers whose eyes are usually reddish run at devil-may-care altitude!
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