By Our Reporter
No fewer than seven passengers were reported dead yesterday Delta state Mass Transit bus has crashed while conveying passengers from Uduaghan park in Sapele to Warri.
Contrary to the initial speculation that it was Delta line that crashed, our correspondent later gathered after several calls to Delta line that the accident actually involved a Delta state Mass Transit bus and not that of Delta Line.
A Delta line bus driver who pleaded not to be mentioned said he ran into the scene of the accident when he was driving into Sapele on Monday morning. According to him, the driver was on a high speed, and coupled with the morning dew, he ran out of control around a sharp corner just a few metre away from a filling station in O’re.
Meanwhile, the Delta state police Public Relations Officer could not confirm the news as he simply told our correspondent that he was not aware of the accident.
The Police image maker said ” I’m not aware of the accident. No one has informed me about this yet. I will find out and get back to you.
It will be recalled that the Delta state government has recently purchased and introduced Mass Transit buses in the state just to ease the cost of transportation in Delta state.