
a case of multiple accidents along the Eku/Oviore road in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State has been reported to have occurred on Friday night due to diesel spillage by a tanker. This spillage was followed by an heavy downpour of rain, thus resulting in the somersaulting of several vehicles gathered to have been travelling on that road. As at 7pm when Vanguard visited the scene, a minimum of 15 cars were seen damaged with some of them ramming into electric poles or nearby buildings as a result of the slippery state of the road. Also, many people were found to have sustained various degrees of injuries while over 15 cars were damaged following multiple accidents that occurred on the road. According to one of the residents who gave his name as Mr. Boyetie Ochuko, their attention was drawn to the state of the road when they started hearing consistent screeching tyre sounds followed with several loud bangs adding that, that was when they realised the condition of the road.