Three persons have been killed in a road accident that occurred near the Ogba River bridge in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

A commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as an okada rider, and his two passengers were involved.

Eyewitness accounts said the accident occurred on Monday night.

The witnesses said the driver of an SUV lost control and rammed into the okada rider, killing him and his passengers.
Colleagues of the late okada rider took to the streets to protest incessant killings occasioned by accidents along the Airport Road.

They claimed the driver of the car was into advance fee fraud known locally as Yahoo Yahoo.

One of the protesters, Abdullahi Usman, said the deceased okada rider was their secretary.

“These Yahoo Yahoo boys do not care about another person on the road.

“The accident was very severe. It was the Divisional Police Officer at the Estate Police Station that calmed the situation.”

Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cyril Matthew Zango, could not be reached for comments.