Disaster: Over 100 Lives Lost In Single Accident On Benin-Ore Road

Date: 06-04-2013 10:34 am (11 years ago) | Author: stephen idada
- at 6-04-2013 10:34 AM (11 years ago)
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The accident occurred yesterday  afternoon at Ugbogui village on the outskirts of  Benin and involved three heavy duty vehicles; a Young Shall Grow Motors luxury bus, a fuel tanker with registration number GA 71 XA, and a Dangote truck carrying cement.

Over 100 people were burnt to death when the fuel tanker exploded following the accident. The fire spread to surrounding shops and burnt several cars packed nearby. Survivors were rushed to the hospital while rescue efforts by the Federal Road Safety Corps & Civil Defence Corps was in full gear as press time. The FRSC has promised to publish a list of casualties.http://gistlane.com/disaster-over-100-lives-lost-in-single-accident-on-benin-ore-road/

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