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17 persons on Sunday escaped death when a trailer load
of cement with registration number Kogi JMU31XA crashed into another trailer after its brake failed
along Asaba-Benin Express-way. Eyewitness said the trailer veered off of its lane around
the mechanic village along the express-way heading towards Benin and crashed into a trailer loaded with
drinks.It was gathered some persons, Including commuters waiting for vehicles travelling to Benin/Lagos and members of the
National Union of Road Transport Workers were among those that escaped. A patron of the mechanic village and the Hausa
community, Francis Brown said that from February till now that spot has recorded the death of about 23 people either due to break failure or head on collision. While calling on the state government and authorities
concerned to relocate the mechanic village to avoid further incident of ghastly motor accident, Brown decried the incessant road
accidents along the Asaba-Benin Expressway saying that most of the accidents were caused by brake
failure.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs.
Celestina Kalu, confirmed that no life was lost, saying that the incident took place at about 7:30 am.
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