Three sisters, pregnant woman killed in fatal accident in Edo

[Edoman]

Three sisters, pregnant woman killed in fatal accident in Edo






Three sisters and a pregnant woman were killed in a fatal accident in the Uselu Community along the Benin-Lagos highway on Saturday morning, October 26th.
 
According to residents of the area, the sisters and the pregnant woman were heading to the New Benin market to buy some items when a man driving a BMW alongside his wife in the car, lost control and rammed into the women who were standing by the roadside waiting for a commercial bus.
 

“This morning, four girls were killed. They were waiting for bus when the  car came and hit them. They wanted to jump but couldn''t because of the sand and side drains'' a resident said

 
The remains of the deceased persons have been evacuated. The driver and his wife however survived the accident.

[Edoman]

Tragedy as vehicle kills family of three, one other in Benin

Tragedy struck in the early hours of today around Uselu Shell area of Benin city, Edo state when a private vehicle rammed into four children killing all.

Uselu is a popular residential area of Benin, located along the ever-busy Benin-Lagos expressway, leading in and out of New Benin and Ring Road axis.

Our correspondent reports that the Community is currently on a lockdown following the unfortunate incident.

The vehicle, a BMW drove by a middle-aged woman, was said to have had break failures before ramming into the four children-hawkers.

Igbere TV reliably gathered that three of the four children are from one family, and the only children of their parents.

The incident happened exactly at the traditional ground in Uselu, which is put to use only during the coronation of a new Oba.

Community youths have taken over the major roads in protest, setting the vehicle ablaze and lighting up a burn fire on the expressway.

More details to follow...

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