Some angry commercial drivers have vandalised the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ovbiogie community, Ovia North East local government area.
Vehicles used for rescue operation by the agency were also destroyed.
The destruction of the FRSC office and vehicles was occasioned by an accident which led to the death of a driver and an official of the agency.
It was also gathered that the drivers became peeved after FRSC officials took their seriously injured personnel who was still alive to the hospital and left the driver who was dead at the scene.
Witnesses said the accident affected both the driver and the FRSC Marshall.
The witnesses said the FRSC rescue team left the driver and took only their personnel, an action, which the witness said, drew ire of drivers and sympathisers.
The accident was said to have caused heavy traffic congestion along the busy Benin-Lagos Road.
Edo FRSC Sector Commander, Cyril Matthew, who confirmed the incident said the injured Marshall later died at the hospital.
Matthew said it was practice standard for accident victims that were still alive to be rescued first to the hospital before taking the dead to the morgue.
He said the driver died on the spot while the Marshall was still breathing as at the time the rescue team arrived the scene.
“The team took the injured Marshall to the hospital first because he was still breathing and later returned to take the driver who was already dead.
“The people thought the driver was still alive and accused our men of being insensitive. They, then, attacked our men, as I was told.”
