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Sixteen persons escaped death when a vehicle they were traveling in got involved in a lone accident in Asaba, Delta State capital on Saturday.
It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 12.55 pm by Animal Care along the Asaba-Onitsha expressway.
The accident involved an ash-coloured Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GBZ 369 YK which was heading towards Onitsha when the accident happened.
Out of the sixteen persons on board, ten of them including two minors and eight adult males sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Eyewitnesses stated that the injured victims were rushed to the hospital.
They added that the operatives of Delta State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps were on the ground for rescue operations.
The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Udeme Eshiet also confirmed the accident, noting that his men responded within five minutes of receiving the report of the crash.
