On Monday, three persons were killed when a truck lost control and rammed into a building in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
An unregistered Mack truck was involved in the incident, which happened around 2:30 p.m. in the Imepe area of Ijebu-Ode, according to NEWS DIRECT.
The event was confirmed by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) to NEWS DIRECT.
TRACE spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said, “According to eyewitness account, it was learnt that the Mack truck, loaded with granite was coming from Ago-Iwoye Quarry axis, inbound Ijebu-Ode, around Lagos Garrage axis, at Imepe, when the truck suddenly lost control, due to too much speeding and reckless driving, and entered a building by the road side, killing a motorcycle rider, a woman and her daughter, who were all standing in front of the building at that time.”
The bodies of the deceased victims have been deposited to the General Hospital’s morgue, according to Akinbiyi, while the vehicle is still being recovered from the room it crashed into.
“Regrettably, the driver of the truck and the motorboy ran away to avoid being lynched by an angry mob,” Akinbiyi stated.
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