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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced that the bodies of two babies remain missing six days after a commercial bus crashed into the Ovia River in Edo State while traveling from Lagos to Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n

According to the DAILY POST, Mr Cyril Mathew, Sector Commander of the Edo FRSC, told this to reporters on Tuesday while providing an update on the accident in Benin City.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the accident occurred last Thursday, September 12, 2024.<\/p>\n

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Mathew stated that the two children, aged five to seven, are of the same parents.<\/p>\n

A total of six passengers were rescued, and two bodies recovered after a commercial bus crashed into the Ovia River in Ovia North East Local Government Area, but more passengers remain trapped.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Man Allegedly Takes Own Life In Lagos<\/p>\n

According to the FRSC boss, five bodies have already been recovered from the river and the nearby community.<\/p>\n

He further stated that the body of a lady was recovered inside the bus after it was pulled from the river.<\/p>\n

According to him, the bodies of two children, a boy and a girl, have yet to be found. One is five, while the other is seven years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parents of the children were part of the accident but they survived.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver of the bus was found on Sunday and the family buried him at the bank of the river. Another body that was also found was buried similarly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bodies had floated to a nearby village and were discovered by fishermen who were part of the rescue mission when the accident happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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