TRAGEDY ON BENIN-LAGOS EXPRESSWAY AS FRSC MARSHAL, DRIVER DIE IN BACK-TO-BACK CRASHES

A Federal Road Safety Corps rescue operation turned deadly Thursday on the Benin-Lagos Expressway in Edo State claiming the lives of a marshal and a driver in back-to-back crashes.

The tragedy unfolded around the Oviobogie axis in Ovia North East Local Government Area. FRSC personnel responded to an initial accident. While attending victims an oncoming vehicle slammed into the scene. The driver killed in the second crash had reportedly been present at the first incident where marshals were carrying out the rescue.

Motorist Iyobor blamed the initial wreck on trucks parked indiscriminately along the expressway.

Edo FRSC Sector Commander Cyril Mathew confirmed the sequence. According to him It began with an initial crash that drew marshals and emergency responders While rescue efforts were ongoing another vehicle rammed into the scene and hit those assisting.

The FRSC marshal involved in the rescue and a driver at the scene died Mathew added.

Tensions boiled over post-crash as some motorists accused FRSC of causing the accident and attacked personnel sparking chaos.