An unidentified man was on Friday smashed to death in the presence of his wife by a mass transit bus at Ekae community in Oredo local government area of Edo State.

It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 12:30pm when the couple were waiting to board a vehicle to Warri, Delta State.

The bus marked ED110-B28 and owned by Edo State Government was said to have veered off the road and rammed into the victim.

The wife of the victim narrowly escaped being hit, while some passengers on the vehicle sustained injuries.

According to the witnesses, “They were waiting to board a bus to Warri when the ‘Comrade Bus’ suddenly hit him.

“It looked like the brake failed because of the way the bus just hit the man and removed his head. The man died instantly but the woman was lucky to jump and escape.”

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Oluwasusi Familoni, who confirmed the incident, said identity of the deceased could not be ascertained at the time of the accident.

He, however, said the remains of the victim had been deposited at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital mortuary.

“It happened at about 12:30pm, involving a Comrade Bus, along Sapele road. It killed a man that was travelling with his wife.

“But the body was deposited at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital.‎ By the time we got there the occupants of the vehicle had left,” Familoni added.
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