Tragedy in Ondo as truck crushes 10 to death

At least, ten people including a pregnant woman have been reportedly killed in a fatal road accident which occurred in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday evening.

BusinessDay reports that the tragic incident involved a Dangote truck, loaded with cement which allegedly lost control and rammed into some shops along the Owo-Akungba- Ikare Akoko expressway, killing the victims, had threw residents and students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), into mourning.

According to an eyewitness, the driver lost control of the truck and swerved off the road and rammed into the shops along the road  killing the victims.

Another eyewitness said “The truck  was coming from up, we couldn’t say if the barricade was opened, because some people said the trailer destroyed the barricade. Like five people have died while we don’t know how many are under the trailer now.”

The eyewitness also confirmed that one of the casualties was a yet to be identified pregnant woman, whose lifeless body was removed from under the truck

While operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other emergency responders later arrived to recover the bodies and clear the wreckage.

When contacted, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident, said the accident involved a Dangote truck which was loaded with bags of cement .

Ibitoye said; “the incident involved a truck which
ran into a barricade in front of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko and lost control resulting in the crash.

“No fewer than eight people were killed, comprising five males, two females and one male child.”

The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to always ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before hitting the road. He also admonished drivers to always obey the traffic rules and regulations while driving.