By Kamsi Anayo
No fewer than 15 persons have lost their lives in an auto crash at Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo state.
It was learnt that the auto crash involved a trailer coming from Lokoja-Okene road and a commercial bus filled with passengers.
The incident was said to have occurred after the trailer had a brake failure and crashed into a Toyota bus, killing 15 persons.
It was gathered that the corpses of the dead were taken to the mortuary, while the injured were taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Confirming the incident was the Etsako East Local Chairman, Hon. Benedicta Attoh, who commiserated with the families of the victims as well as the people of Okpella, on the tragic incident.
The council boss in a statement from her Chief Press Secretary, Ben Atu, sympathised with the families of the dead and prays for a quick recovery for the injured.
The statement reads: “It is with a deep sense of sorrow that I commiserate with the families of those that lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Ewo Market Road in Okpella on Monday, September 25th, 2023.”
“Indeed, their deaths have caused great sorrow for their families. I wish to let the families of the victims to know that our thoughts and prayers are with them in this moment of grief. It is not the will of God that we die before our time, but when something like this happens, who can question God.
“On behalf of Etsako East Local Government Council, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of our departed brothers and sisters.
“Their untimely death has undoubtedly caused great pain to their families and I pray that such a tragedy will never occur again in Jesus name, Amen.
“May God grant the families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss and may their souls rest in peace, amen,” she said.
