A fatal motor accident at Iriebe area of Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wednesday, has claimed some lives.
Reports say six persons died in the incident, other unconfirmed reports claim 11 persons lost their lives. But Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, confirmed that three persons died in the accident.
The accident which happened around Intel’s Junction, on Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway, was between a Hiace bus loaded with passengers and a stationed truck loaded with timber.
The Federal Road Safety Corps while confirming the incidents said it was tragic and pitiable, blaming the accident on poor visibility.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Corps Commander Salisu Galadunchi, said the accident may have occurred because of poor visibility, adding that three dead bodies were recovered from the bus.
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