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

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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