6 days after accident, FRSC battles to recover 2 kids from river

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo State has said that the corpses of two children in a bus that fell into Ovia River are yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Mr Cyril Mathew, the sector commander, who disclosed this during an interview on Tuesday, said six people were rescued, two […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo State has said that the corpses of two children in a bus that fell into Ovia River are yet to be recovered six days after the accident.

Mr Cyril Mathew, the sector commander, who disclosed this during an interview on Tuesday, said six people were rescued, two corpses recovered immediately from the river while the other passengers were trapped in the bus.

Providing an update, the FRSC boss said a total of five corpses had so far been recovered from the river.

He said, “The ones that have not been found are the bodies of two children: a boy and a girl. One is five years old and the other is seven years old.

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“The parents of the children were part of the accident but they survived.

“The driver of the bus was found on Sunday and the family buried him on the banks of the river. Another body that was also found was buried in a similar manner.

“The bodies had floated to a nearby village and were discovered by fishermen who were part of the rescue mission when the accident happened.” (NAN)