NAIJA NEWS
Tragedy struck on Wednesday as a ghastly motor accident claimed the lives of 18 passengers in Owerri, the Imo state capital.
Naija News learnt that the 18-seater bus was travelling from Aba to Owerri when the accident happened, and it is uncertain what caused it.
According to the Whistlers, a team of Police and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials has arrived at the scene to assist in clearing the highway.
Meanwhile, at least five persons reportedly died in a tragic road accident at the Odumodu Junction by Nteje, along the Onitsha-Awka Expressway, Anambra State, last Friday morning.
Naija News learnt that the accident involved a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus with registration number XE245AWK and a commercial Daf/Leyland truck with registration number T-19094LA.
Reports had it that no fewer than ten people, comprising three male adults and seven female adults, were involved in the accident around 7:30 a.m.
It was gathered that the truck’s container fell on the commercial bus…