Six of the nine passengers, including a pregnant woman in a commercial bus marked BEN 435 ZN reportedly died at the scene of the accident, while three others died in the hospital they were rushed to for medical attention.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the tipper rammed into the commercial bus which parked to pick a passenger on the road.
The accident sparked protest from family members, friends and other commercial drivers plying the route, resulting in setting bonfires on the road and commercial drivers suspending work which made passengers to trek long distances.
One of the drivers who simply gave his name as Osas said they stopped work to protest reckless driving by Tipper drivers.
The tipper that caused the accident was not spared, as the protesters set it ablaze. The driver was not however seen.
The Central Hospital, Benin City, was a beehive yesterday, as families were seen coming to the morgue to identify their dead relatives.
Confirming the accident, Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Samuel Odukoya, said nine persons were confirmed dead.
He added that the protesters prevented his men from getting access to the scene.