Three sisters and a pregnant woman were killed in a fatal accident in the Uselu Community along the Benin-Lagos highway on Saturday morning, October 26th.
According to residents of the area, the sisters and the pregnant woman were heading to the New Benin market to buy some items when a man driving a BMW alongside his wife in the car, lost control and rammed into the women who were standing by the roadside waiting for a commercial bus.
“This morning, four girls were killed. They were waiting for bus when the car came and hit them. They wanted to jump but couldn”t because of the sand and side drains” a resident said
The remains of the deceased persons have been evacuated. The driver and his wife however survived the accident.
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