Three persons died in a road accident along the Ubulu-Okiti area of the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha Expressway in Delta State.
VOP news gathered that the incident which occurred around 7 am on Wednesday, which left 12 others injured.
It was learnt that the fatal crash involved a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number KSH 688 ZF and a truck with registration number UWN 368 XT.
An eyewitness disclosed to correspondents the dead victims include two males and one female while seven males and five female victims survive the crash but sustained degrees of injuries.
The Delta State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Udeme Eshiet who confirmed the accident, attributed driving all night and speed violation as a possible cause.
