JUST-IN: Truck Crushes ‘Many To Death’ In Ondo

A trailer loaded with cement has reportedly killed astatine slightest 10 radical successful Akungba-Akoko successful Akoko South-West Local Government country of Ondo State connected Wednesday evening.

LEADERSHIP gathered from a root that the trailer mislaid power arsenic a effect of brake nonaccomplishment and rammed into immoderate shops on the main thoroughfare of the town, crushing the radical to decease connected the spot.

It was learnt that the mishap occurred adjacent the fashionable Holy Trinity Church successful the past town.

An eyewitness who preferred anonymity told LEADERSHIP that the mishap had thrown the assemblage assemblage into a mourning mood.

The root hinted that,“The trailer was coming from up, we couldn’t accidental if the barricade was opened, due to the fact that immoderate radical said the trailer destroyed the barricade. Like, 5 radical person died, portion we don’t cognize however galore are nether the trailer.

“The operator mislaid power of the motortruck and swerved disconnected the roadworthy and rammed into the shops on the road, sidesplitting the victims.”

Also, the nonstop fig of casualties was yet to beryllium confirmed by information agencies.

Our analogous besides learnt that 1 of the casualties was a yet-to-be identified large pistillate whose lifeless assemblage was removed from nether the truck

The remains of the deceased were said to person been deposited astatine the morgue of a infirmary successful the town.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incidental erstwhile contacted.

Ibitoye said the mishap progressive a truck, which was loaded with bags of cement.

According to him, “The incidental progressive a motortruck which
ran into a barricade successful beforehand of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko and mislaid control, resulting successful the crash. No less than 8 radical were killed, comprising 5 males, 2 females and 1 antheral child.”

While advising motorists to ever guarantee that their vehicles are successful bully information earlier hitting the road, Ibitoye admonished drivers to ever obey the postulation rules and regulations while driving.