No fewer than 20 persons were reported dead in a
motor accident in Amassoma, Yenagoa, on Wednesday. The 20 persons were
mostly part-time students of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma
who were returning from lectures in a 13-seater bus that collided with another
that was returning to Amassoma from Yenagoa.
Mr Inaikozia
Fumgbe who is a 100-level Sociology student of NDU and whose vehicle was behind
the bus, said the 13-seater bus with registration number RIVERS KNM 1415A
clashed with another thirteen seater bus with registration number RIVERS SP 269
KPR from Yenagoa. It was without its headlight and was on high speed.
He said the accident occurred at about 8 pm on
Tuesday night on the Amossoma-Ekpetiama road. He added that one pregnant woman
was crushed while others with serious injuries and those that died on the spot
were taken to nearby clinics and hospitals in Yenagoa.
He attributed the cause of the accident to
over-speeding, When our correspondent visited the scene of the accident the
mangled buses which belong to the Bayelsa State Transport Company were littered
with blood stains and handouts of students and foodstuffs.
However, when contacted, the Public Relations
Officer of Niger Delta University, Mr Joe Alagoa, who confirmed the accident,
said nobody died in the mishap.
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