Five persons were, Monday, feared dead following a ghastly accident involving commercial bus and a saloon along Asaba-Kwale expressway, Delta State.
Many other occupants of the vehicles sustained varying degrees of injuries, according to a report by The Nation.
It was gathered that the accident occurred near Ossissa, Ndokwa East Local Government Area.
An eyewitness who identified himself as Joshua Nduka, said the accident occurred when a Mazda driving from Kwale end of the highway collided with a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Agofure Transport line.
He said a diversion on the road due to ongoing construction, forced motorists to drive against traffic.
Contacted, the Deputy Sector Commander and Head of Operations, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Delta State Command, Mr. Bakare Fatai Adesina, via a text message said: “They called me from call centre in Abuja, about it. But I cannot confirm the number of casualty.”