A pregnant woman was confirmed dead after being hit by a BMW car at Uselu, on Lagos-Benin Road, Benin City.
The pregnant woman, as well as three other women who people believe to have all been related, we’re hit by a driver who was with his wife reportedly in his car.
According to reports, the driver lost control of the car and veered into the roadside where the four siblings were waiting to board a cab.
One of the deceased women was said to be pregnant. The incident which happened around 6.30 a.m sparked off a protest by the Uselu youths who mounted a roadblock.
According to a correspondent with Punch news, they learnt that the police later arrived at the scene and shot into the air to disperse the angry youths.
In the process, five persons were said to have sustained gunshot wounds; one in the shoulder, another at the chest. A protester was also reportedly shot in the eye.
Osas Ikpomwosa, Who is the spokesman for the group said the police took two of the injured youths away. Although the protesting youths vowed not to leave the highway until their members arrested by the police were released.
Ikpomwosa stated that the cops also removed the four bodies and deposited them at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
Ikpomwosa said, “The accident happened around 6.15 am opposite Uselu Park. We woke up to see four female bodies on the road and two persons in the car, a man and a woman. I don’t know where they were coming from. One of the bodies was inside the gutter and two were on the road. The pregnant woman was lying lifeless on the road. I guess they were going to New Benin Market.”
The police were able to rescue the driver and his wife from the incident and took them to the hospital for proper treatment .
Another spokesperson for the youths, Evans Uselu, said the deceased wanted to flee but were knocked down by the car because they could not cross over the gutter.
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Uselu said, “We have been asking government to close the gutter but they refused. It is too wide. That is why we are protesting. The four women are of the same family,”
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