20 Bayelsa Women Burnt To Death In Accident After Visiting First Lady of Nigeria

About 20 women from Bayelsa State were
yesterday burnt to death in a multiple
accident after visiting the first lady Dame
Patience Jonathan. It was gathered last night that the
accident occurred at Ahoada, in Rivers
State. It was said to have involved a
Toyota Sienna car, jeep and a bus with an
inscription, Peoples Democratic Party
Women Initiative. A security source put the number of burnt
victims at 20 adding that all the
occupants of the bus perished. The source who spoke in confidence said:
“The affected women were travelling in
the bus which went up in flames. They
were burnt to ashes. Only one of the
women was rescued.” It was learnt that the women paid a
solidarity visit to the first lady in Okirika
where they spent two days. The Bayelsa State Sector Commander,
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC),
Mr. Vincent Jack confirmed the accident. He, however, said only nine persons burnt
to death, two died without been burnt
while many others were rushed to
Madonna clinic in the area. He explained that the accident occurred
when the tyre of the Toyota Sienna burst
and rammed into the bus carrying the
women. He said the jeep also rammed into the bus
in confusion, a situation that made the
bus to go up in flames.

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