Fatal accident claims nine lives in Ekiti
An accident that occurred at Awo community, in the Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, September 26 has led to the death of nine-persons.
One other person was injured in the accident involving a bus and a truck. The only survivor of the bus was the driver.
The FRSC said the bus was travelling from Lagos and heading to Abuja before the accident.
“It was an 18-seater bus and it collided with the trailer on Igede-Awo Road. The accident happened around 6.15am. A total of 11 people were involved. Nine people died and their corpses have been deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti. The two people who got injured were admitted to the medical centre. The vehicle was not fully loaded.
“Nobody can really say where the bus was coming from because there was no passenger manifest. But from the number plate of the vehicle, we believe the passengers were coming from Lagos. Both the bus and the trailer were in motion,” an official said.
Police spokesperson in Ekiti, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, said the dead bodies had been deposited into the morgue.
“The bus rammed into a stationary DAF truck. Nine persons aboard the bus died on the spot, while the only survivor sustained serious injuries. The deceased were removed by our men and deposited in a morgue. The survivor was in a coma, so we could not interview him for any information,” he said.
