A ghastly motor accident at about 8.00pm at Banga Camp on the outskirts of Yenagoa involving an Infinity SUV and motorcycle has claimed the lives of the motorcyclist and one of the passengers while another is in critical condition, Cityfile gathered.
The motorcyclist was said to be carrying two passengers from Yenagoa inwards Anyama in Southern Ijaw local government area on Monday night when the SUV with Lagos registration number SMK 801 CW driving in the opposite direction, hit him at top speed.
Eyewitnesses said the SUV, which was driving without any headlamps and heading towards Yenagoa from Anyama in Southern Ijaw local government area, had four persons, the driver and three ladies.
The driver of the car was said to have swerved from his lane to the opposite lane and the motorcyclist instinctively moved to the next lane to avert the collision, but the jeep swerved again to his lane before the impact.
According to eyewitnesses, the occupants of the car did not suffer any serious injuries.
However, the force of the impact threw one of the passengers on the motorcycle into the nearby bush over a distance of about 20 metres and was only discovered following keen observation from those who saw the motorcycle before the accident.
When Cityfile visited the accident scene about 30 minutes later, concerned resident s had pushed the car and motorcycle off the road while parts of both the car and motorcycle were scattered all over the road.
Police officers from the State Traffic Command visited the accident Tuesday morning and towed both the vehicle away.
