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7 persons killed in fatal accident along Benin-Asaba express road - Photos

<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSnMmWw-kRoxaYPy7dUjB-eKFRBgMMbHBoWfdZv30Mok3t_VBa336i3K7UhPc2ZF8F5OcKcGO-uFE7nQIbPxQauoY7Bi55f-Lx8xb2oirq2WkSXHqiZxVcMYptBIEWd2-O9dgNd4NLhbW/s1600/5d4f46be5cfd9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSnMmWw-kRoxaYPy7dUjB-eKFRBgMMbHBoWfdZv30Mok3t_VBa336i3K7UhPc2ZF8F5OcKcGO-uFE7nQIbPxQauoY7Bi55f-Lx8xb2oirq2WkSXHqiZxVcMYptBIEWd2-O9dgNd4NLhbW/s280/5d4f46be5cfd9.jpg" width="280"></a></div><br></div><div>Seven persons including members of a particular family, were crushed to death in a fatal accident along the Benin-Asaba express road on Saturday August 10th.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div>Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who was also involved in the accident but escaped unhurt, said a Dangote truck ran into the vehicles on the road</div><div><br></div><div> <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Pm1a5ruV_fTBcMyao8-IaYqqTJOv-VBh9tzbLXnq8Asjxqj_Hn3eKmzWgiKOQFbnht687M8Xa9-UOe23sNoWHNsb2iQGCsc11gkyJXg5ITmoAHGXae1WpeoBiJx_UuZsP4HKAC3TklDI/s1600/5d4f426b3efc7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Pm1a5ruV_fTBcMyao8-IaYqqTJOv-VBh9tzbLXnq8Asjxqj_Hn3eKmzWgiKOQFbnht687M8Xa9-UOe23sNoWHNsb2iQGCsc11gkyJXg5ITmoAHGXae1WpeoBiJx_UuZsP4HKAC3TklDI/s280/5d4f426b3efc7.jpg" width="280"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Left Lagos to Okada Edo State where I met with 12year old girl ganged raped. Going back to Asaba and within one minute, I saw entire family crushed to death. Dangote truck ran into us killing more than 7 people.</div><div><br></div><div>Your prayers kept me.</div><div><br></div><blockquote><b>God is the Greatest</b></blockquote><div><br><br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0i9fgzOfAK3x2aKqeFFZ5vZZQBg25ZGUMUIstSaWuse_djNq9hcOGtHtRsZvmpRONXxM_VMIaG3y-f-iOwAuyt5_d8ZUuxZWCbK74reHlQ2_r8yKYud-V-BH2KVYjPrwNBuYC4iTLeDYM/s1600/5d4f42be10c6f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0i9fgzOfAK3x2aKqeFFZ5vZZQBg25ZGUMUIstSaWuse_djNq9hcOGtHtRsZvmpRONXxM_VMIaG3y-f-iOwAuyt5_d8ZUuxZWCbK74reHlQ2_r8yKYud-V-BH2KVYjPrwNBuYC4iTLeDYM/s1600/5d4f42be10c6f.jpg" width="180"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0er92Wz2Fc74TEB_QxNVfgrL7xy0ums_43DpkeLQOa4LJnbegtrPXJ8rI8TNefmpBrnxcKytq61ZzGVlbyOiHAv6GpRdL_kVePC2XEgRy2Ac02KKexK2QDC1bugbNW-HyyfT9JWB9xFd/s1600/5d4f4290ca03a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0er92Wz2Fc74TEB_QxNVfgrL7xy0ums_43DpkeLQOa4LJnbegtrPXJ8rI8TNefmpBrnxcKytq61ZzGVlbyOiHAv6GpRdL_kVePC2XEgRy2Ac02KKexK2QDC1bugbNW-HyyfT9JWB9xFd/s280/5d4f4290ca03a.jpg" width="280"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqpRFbIXgn6yCJtL8FDoby4Rw4DxaBH6g0Tbmt5R_ryGQgJlJzLen1MrJzhXt4X8rcsIdARXoEN-u_hdpdQG4YnsZ6bCoPBwWakHi-QP8YPq2x1aAuz8iuFtphQQrsrazCP32thWPc5Xi/s1600/5d4f42a320428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqpRFbIXgn6yCJtL8FDoby4Rw4DxaBH6g0Tbmt5R_ryGQgJlJzLen1MrJzhXt4X8rcsIdARXoEN-u_hdpdQG4YnsZ6bCoPBwWakHi-QP8YPq2x1aAuz8iuFtphQQrsrazCP32thWPc5Xi/s1600/5d4f42a320428.jpg" width="180"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVmpfk1vkBs5c1SwmEMy_A1zFamZFP3jUy_lNtzCEdBev7hxgAuVksdw1rFR1i6DXqtXreTEg7dStsTOIPhOsmF92XuJRe9DA4-z-eHub0aZdjVlxniNauYvrF45WmHAfbAYh1TaAWMxD/s1600/5d4f43a35496d.PNG" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVmpfk1vkBs5c1SwmEMy_A1zFamZFP3jUy_lNtzCEdBev7hxgAuVksdw1rFR1i6DXqtXreTEg7dStsTOIPhOsmF92XuJRe9DA4-z-eHub0aZdjVlxniNauYvrF45WmHAfbAYh1TaAWMxD/s1600/5d4f43a35496d.PNG" width="269"></a></div><br></div>

7 persons killed in fatal accident along Benin-Asaba express road - Photos

Seven persons including members of a particular family, were crushed to death in a fatal accident along the Benin-Asaba express road on Satu...

53 burnt to death in Benin-Onitsha auto crash - Graphic Photos.

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFENQoWvi5mpHlotaSnEPIW5_WzaN_bHEeg-J5xTUxnB6-Ldd79pQuhOia3cUutIREURsiz6T3j8PWGwCWpTpUEyRwv-sDGeDGf7J2pxDA-amV_1OO2uSRExiTQSxBR0bRR_2e5UeOeFxh/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFENQoWvi5mpHlotaSnEPIW5_WzaN_bHEeg-J5xTUxnB6-Ldd79pQuhOia3cUutIREURsiz6T3j8PWGwCWpTpUEyRwv-sDGeDGf7J2pxDA-amV_1OO2uSRExiTQSxBR0bRR_2e5UeOeFxh/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo State has confirmed that 53 persons were burnt to death in a road crash that occurred on Thursday evening at Abudu town along Benin-Agbor-Onitsha Express road.<br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3QHFj9OIVU4ZhZ9BogxP29GE0BMU1EMhe_9Qutos6zA1BcXa9XconzfDU5gIHlUOcjibeWfdXm7xb_Tkq3iLs9MB7TWmbw82OdIoOcIu-avTAJ_7daHzpU2z7CQb_uChwOIzc-Cm6vK2/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3QHFj9OIVU4ZhZ9BogxP29GE0BMU1EMhe_9Qutos6zA1BcXa9XconzfDU5gIHlUOcjibeWfdXm7xb_Tkq3iLs9MB7TWmbw82OdIoOcIu-avTAJ_7daHzpU2z7CQb_uChwOIzc-Cm6vK2/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><br/>
It said eight vehicles including one motorcycle were involved in the accident. The FRSC listed the vehicles to include two commercial Toyota Hummer buses, one Dyna truck, one tanker carrying petrol, one Ford bus and one Toyota Corrolla.<br/>
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An eyewitness said security agents and officials of FRSC watched helplessly as the victims burnt to death as there was no fire service station at Abudu town, headquarters of Orhiomwon Local Government Area to rescue the victims.<br/>
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A statement released by the FRSC, Edo State Sector Command on yesterday said five other persons sustained injuries and had been taken to the hospital for treatment. The statement said everyone in the two hummer buses, Toyota Sienna,and Corolla car burnt to ashes.<br/>
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It attributed the cause of the accident to break failure which led to explosion from the tanker. The statement said health workers from the local government authorities had been invited to take charge of the mass burial of the victims. When contacted, the FRSC Sector Commander, Samuel Olukoya, said he was on his way to Abudu to get first hand information about the accident.<br/>
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 The Nation</div>

53 burnt to death in Benin-Onitsha auto crash - Graphic Photos.

THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo State has confirmed that 53 persons were burnt to death in a road crash that occurred on Thursda...