Two children and a mother have perished in a road accident in Bayelsa State.
This happened on Thursday on the Isaac Boro Expressway, Yenagoa, the state capital.
The incident was a collision between a Toyota Sienna, with the number plate ACA 644 AA, and a tricycle, with the number plate Yen 828 WC
The driver of the tricycle, who is known only as Kingsley, and the father of the late children who was also involved in the collision, were said to be in a coma at a hospital.
The Toyota Sienna, which was coming from the Ox-bow Lake end of the road, was speeding excessively lost control.
The driver of the Toyota allegedly crashed into the stopped tricycle on the other side of the road, killing the woman and her two kids instantly.
Well-wishers, crowded at the scene of the accident around 10am on Thursday, creating a traffic jam which had to be cleared by armed policemen dispatched to the scene.
A witness, who prefers to remain anonymous, told PUNCH Metro sources that the deceased woman and her children died on the spot.
“Their corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, by a police patrol team,” he added.
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who also wanted to remain anonymous, verified the tragedy.
Mr. Asinim Butswat, The spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, also confirmed the accident.
“A mother and her two children were killed, while the rider of the tricycle is in a coma,” he said.