The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) on Friday confirmed the death of four persons involved in an accident along Auchi-Okene-Highway.
The incident occurred two days after the Kaduna Sector Command of FRSC confirmed the death of three persons and declared 14 others missing after an 18-seater bus plunged into River Rijana on Kaduna-Abuja road.
Mr Moses Bature, the FRSC Auchi Unit Commander made the confirmation in an telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Auchi on Friday.
Bature said the accident happened at about 11 a.m. at Uluoke-Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo.
According to him, three persons died on the spot, while the fourth person died at the hospital..
He said three vehicles were involved in the accident, namely a Hilux bus, a Toyota Saloon car and an articulated vehicle.
He added that the body of the deceased were deposited at the mortuary. (NAN)
Meanwhile, the management of the FRSC, has deployed over 32 senior officers comprising two Deputy Corps Marshals, seven Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders.
The development saw the elevation of Ojeme Ewhudjakpor to Deputy Corps Marshal Operations.
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