Two persons were yesterday confirmed dead in an accident that happened in the Ikhinero community on the Benin-Agbor road in Edo State.
It was gathered that four other passengers in the affected vehicles also sustained various degrees of injuries
The Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, who confirmed the report said three vehicles were involved in the accident.
The Sector Commander who attributed the accident to overspeeding, cautioned motorists against excessive speed.
“The accident happened around 6:10 pm along the Benin-Agbor road by Guinness deport due to overspeed”.
He said six persons including two adult males and four adult females were involved in the accident, adding that two were killed while four others were injured.
He said the injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment, while the deceased were deposited at the morgue.
He however , charged motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations, avoid night journeys and being drunk, while driving and as well fasten their seat belt to reach their destinations safely during the yuletide.
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