Thirteen people lost their lives this morning in a motor accident on the Benin-Ore road. The auto accident involving two vehicles occurred on the Benin–Ore part of the Lagos –Benin highway.

Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) confirming the accident reports that a Toyota Hiace commuter bus with 15 passengers on board, crashed headlong into an IVECO Truck while it was descending a steep slope.

In a statement issued by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Deputy Corps Public Education Officer,  the commission stated that the accident happened at kilometre 53, before Ohosun town, zone 5.12 toll gate unit command in Edo State at 7.45 a.m on Sunday.

Kazeem said the accident, which involved two vehicles, was caused by the driver of the Anambra Mass Transit Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number YB 610 EPE (Lagos), who for no reason drove against traffic on the Benin-Ore lane.

The driver faced an oncoming Iveco truck descending a slope, resulting in head-on collision.

The bus was coming from Lagos carrying traders dealing in electronics and 13 out of the passengers in the bus died, while three people survived including the truck driver.

The victims, according to FRSC, have been taken to Shiloh Hospital, Ugbogui in Edo  for treatment while corpses were deposited at the mortuary of the same hospital.