What began as a moment of ecstasy turned into a state of mourning after a groom lost his parents, siblings and relatives in a gory accident hours after the wedding.
On December 4, a car accident occurred at the tollgate along Glory Land drive in the Igbogene axis of Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa.
According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was returning home to Ebedebiri in the state’s Sagbama Local Government Area after the wedding ceremony of Keme Kelvin and Florence when the heinous incident occurred, claiming numerous lives.
According to reports, the bus carrying the deceased individuals collided with another vehicle travelling from Warri.
When the unfortunate incident occurred, the vehicles were attempting to divert to the East-West road.
Other passengers were also seriously injured and are currently being treated.
SP Asinim Butswat, the state police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and stated that the Command has begun an investigation.
He said:
“The unfortunate accident occurred on Saturday 4th December, 2021 at about 1700hours, along the Glory Land drive, Igbogene, involving a Toyota Hiace Bus with Reg No. AKL 652 YP and a Toyota Forerunner SUV with Reg No. KMK 923 AA,”
“Sketch marks of the scene were taken, the accidented cars were also evacuated to the Igbogene Division for further inspection
“The corpses of the victims were deposited at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri while the injured passengers are responding to treatment at the same hospital.”
A friend of the groom’s brother, Comr Yenagoa Samson Pereakpo also made a post on Facebook in this regard:
He wrote:
My thoughts and Prayers are with Comr Yenagoa Samson Pereakpo and Pharm Kelvin Keme Yenagoa who lost their parents and other family members in a painful auto crash along the Glory Land Drive, after just attending the wedding ceremony of the latter.
I equally sympathize with the family of the two brothers, as well as other families whose family members were involved in the irksome accident, which so far has claimed 9 lives.
While I pray for the departed souls to rest in peace, I also pray for quick recovery to those with various degrees of injury who are receiving treatments in various healthcare facilities.
May the almighty God strengthen all the bereaved families, and grant them the fortitude to bear this loss.
