No fewer than eight persons were feared dead at the Benin, Edo Sate end of the notorious Benin-Ore Expressway on Wednesday.
The road accident involved two vehicles.
Information released by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, confirms that two adult males, five adult females and one female child all perished in the auto crash.
The car crashed, involving a Mercedes Benz with registration number MUS 570 XF and a truck with registration number CT 874 FST, occurred at 10:15am on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the remains of the victims have been taken to Igbinedion and Emiloju hospitals.
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