Ten individuals, together with a pregnant lady, have reportedly died in an auto crash that occurred within the Akungba-Akoko space of Ondo state.
An eyewitness account informed Vanguard that the crash concerned a truck that allegedly misplaced management and rammed into some outlets alongside the Owo-Akungba-Ikare Akoko expressway, killing the victims on the spot.
In response to a neighborhood, ” The driving force misplaced management of the truck and swerved off the highway and rammed into the outlets alongside the highway killing the victims.”
“The truck was coming from up, we couldn’t say if the barricade was opened, as a result of some folks mentioned the trailer destroyed the barricade.
“Like 5 folks have died whereas we don’t know what number of are beneath the trailer now.”
When contacted, the Sector of the Federal Street Security Corps, Mr. Samuel Ibitoye, mentioned that the accident concerned a truck that was loaded with baggage of cement.
Ibitoye mentioned, “The incident concerned a truck that ran right into a barricade in entrance of the Adekunle Ajasin College, Akungba Akoko and misplaced management, ensuing within the crash.
“No fewer than eight folks have been killed , comprising 5 males , two females and one male youngster.”
He suggested “motorists to at all times be certain that their autos are in good situation earlier than hitting the highway. I may even advise drivers to at all times obey visitors guidelines and laws.
Speaker ng on the tragic incident, the Public Relations Officer of the AAUA Scholar Union Authorities (SUG), Akinibobola Ajidagba, mentioned that “We remorse to tell the whole lot of the scholar populace that an articulated car belonging to the Dangote group of firms suffered a brake failure from Ikare en path to Akungba and has destroyed by chance the everlasting barricade erected on the college primary gate.
“Because it stands, near 10 folks have misplaced their lives as a result of this tragic incident. As all of us can recollect, the College students’ Union has made a number of efforts to make sure that vans cease plying Akungba roads, as this will endanger the lives and properties of our college students.
“We nonetheless stay resolute within the assurance of this battle. We implore all college students to stay and be fearless, as we’re as much as the duty of sustaining peace and order inside the pupil neighborhood, and to steer clear of the freeway in the interim.”
In the meantime, the stays of the deceased have been deposited on the morgue of the federal government hospital within the college neighborhood.
The police picture maker, Ayanlade Olayinka, couldn’t be reached for feedback.
However a police officer, who spoke on the situation of anonymity, described the incident as pathetic.
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