Six bodies were recovered from a River in Owerri North local council of Imo State after two vehicles had a head on collision last Friday night.
Four persons who were confirmed to have perished while many others were injured when a white 18-seater Hummer Toyota bus with registration number JJJ 941 XA (Lagos) summersaulted along Ibadan/Oyo Expressway, yesterday.
Villagers as saying, the search for more bodies in the river was still in progress as at press time, adding that one of the victims, who hailed from Ideato, Imo State, was traveling with his apprentice in his private car.
Bayode Olugbesan, Atiba Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), who spoke on the accident along Ibadan/Oyo Expressway, said it was caused by over speeding and overloading, adding that 20 people were involved in the accident but only four were confirmed dead by a doctor when they were taken to the State Hospital, Oyo and that their bodies had been taken to the mortuary.
“All the victims are male and their destination is North. The cause of the crash was over speeding and overloading. The bus is supposed to carry 14 passengers but was loaded with 20 passengers,” he said, appealing to road users to be careful while driving. He also advised drivers to avoid over speeding, overloading and night travelling.