At least eight members of the Kyegh family have died after the vehicle transporting them plunged into River Dura in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.
The victims were said to be travelling midweek to finalise burial arrangements for a relative when the accident occurred.
Chairman of Vandeikya Local Government, Mr. Dennis Guda, visited the mourning family and described the incident as “a heartbreaking tragedy that has thrown the entire Vandeikya Local Government into deep mourning.”
He offered condolences, settled all mortuary expenses, and provided eight caskets to support the burial preparations.
Mr. Guda added, “No family deserves to go through such unimaginable tragedy alone. We are one people, and their pain is our pain,” assuring the relatives that the council stood firmly with them in their period of grief.
