Bayelsa
Three crushed to death in Bayelsa
Three persons were crushed to death on Friday at the Okordia/Zarama section of the East-West road by a vehicle.
The green-coloured Mercedes Benz with registration number SAG420JP, was reported to have crushed a commercial tricyclist popularly known as Keke Napep with registration KMT346VP and killed three persons on board.
The driver of the Mercedes Benz was, however, reported to have escaped from the scene to avoid mob action.
The incident, which occurred at about 12:30pm, a few kilometers from the crowded market area, however, threw the crowd of traders into a state of panic.
An eyewitness told our reporter that a male and two females were crushed to death in the accident while one person was rescued and reported to be in a critical condition.
Some policemen and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps,FRSC, however, attributed the cause of the accident to excess speed and loss of control.
Those injured were, however, taken to Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri and corpses of the deceased deposited at the Christian Gate Mortuary, Amassoma Road Bayelsa State.
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