An accident on Monday afternoon has claimed the lives of a woman and her daughter in Uli, Ihiala Local government Area of Anambra State.
The accident, which occurred along the Owerri-Onitsha expressway in the state, involved a Nissan Caravan commercial bus with registration number ACA 989 ZW and with 12 persons onboard.
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Daily Trust gathered that the woman’s son, who was in the same vehicle survived.
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Meanwhile, nine others in the vehicle sustained varying degrees of injuries when the bus driver reportedly lost control after a tyre burst.
The Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident, saying the corpses of the deceased had been deposited in the morgue.