Seven die in Edo Road Accident

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in a road accident when a Toyota Haice bus rammed into a packed Iveco trailer at Ute village along Benin-Lagos by-pass.

The bus with registration number LAGOS EKY-733 XD was said to be conveying passengers from Lagos.

Witnesses said it lost control and collided with the stationary truck with registration number SMK 799 XN at about 12:30 pm.

Spokesman for Edo State Police Command, DSP Stephen Onwochei, who disclosed this to newsmen, said bodies of the victims have been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) mortuary.

He said the casualties included four females and three males including the driver of the