Auto Crash Claims Govt Staff, One Other in Delta

A commercial bus, Wednesday, knocked down a forty-year-old woman, identified as Beauty Egbo and another unidentified person to death along the Orerokpe/Abraka express road in Delta State.

Many passengers in the commercial bus also sustained serious injuries as a result of the accident.


It was learnt that the driver of the commercial bus, who was coming from the Abraka axis of the road was on high speed when he lost control of the vehicle due to break failure.

In the process, the vehicle crushed the mother of three who is a local government staff to death instantly.

The Police in Orerokpe it was also gathered has arrested the driver of the commercial bus whose identity they refused to disclose.

A childhood friend of the deceased, Juliet Kosini Governor confirmed the report in tears.

“Beauty Egbo’s death is so painful and I am yet to come out of the shock. May God give her family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,”‎ she mourned.