The boats overturned as a result of the impact, sending the passengers—the majority of whom were not wearing life jackets—into the water.In the state’s Warri South Local Government Area, a terrible boat accident has left five people dead, six injured, and twenty people unaccounted for.
The six injured are undergoing treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Warri, according to Edafe Bright, the spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, who confirmed the incident.
Two speedboats carrying family members returning from a funeral ceremony collided in the tragic event.
When a boat overloaded and capsized in Niger State in October, many people perished. At the infamous Gbajibo River in the state’s Mokwa Local Government Area, the boat carrying more than 300 people capsized.The incident occurred as the boat was making its way from Mundi to Gbajibo for the yearly Maulud celebration.
Twenty-four individuals were killed in September 2023 when a boat carrying over fifty people capsized in the state while they were travelling to a farm for harvest.
