A ghastly
motor accident has claimed the lives of a pastor who was burnt to death and
four others along Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku, while the wife of the pastor is
presently hospitalized.
the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon
along Asaba-Ogwashi road before Ibusa roundabout made sympathizers to weep
freely as a result of the gory site.
“it was terrible. We watched the Pastor being
roasted alive. Efforts to rescue him were frustrated by the raging fire”.
The
witness stated that the pastor while trying to avoid a speeding tanker by the
roundabout veered into the bush but the same tanker also lost control and
rammed into his car which caught fire instantly.
An
offficial of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC, Mr. Bassey who confirmed
the accident attributed the accident to dangerous driving, saying that “the
accident involved a blue Mecedez Benz tanker with registration number XE
892RSH and ash colour Toyota Jeep with registration number
EE 292 PHC. Seven people were involved which include six
males and one female.”
i learnt that the wife of the
pastor who was rushed to Ibusa General Hospital was badly wounded. She was
the one who disclosed that one of the four dead persons was her husband.
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