Three crushed to death in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
Three persons have been reportedly crushed to death by a truck in ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State.
The accident occured on Friday afternoon at Emiloju area, opposite the Local Government Maternity Centre in the town.
The victims were said to be a male motorcyclist, his female passenger and a pedestrian.
It was gathered that the driver of the truck which was fully loaded with granite was coming from Offa in Kwara State and was driving along the Ikirun road when he discovered his vehicle brake had failed before it crushed the three persons to death at the spot.
The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Paul Okpe, who.confirmed the accident said the crash happened due to reckless driving.
He said that his men had visited the scene and removed the casualties.
Okpe said: “We lost three lives due to reckless driving. It’s a truck that rammed into a stationary fuel tanker. But thank God there was no fuel there. But, three persons lost their lives. The truck was coming from Offa, Kwara State.
“The moment I heard of the accident, I called the Chairman of the truck association and he said the truck driver is nor their member.
“Our men have cleared the place. The casualties were a man who was riding an okada and a woman passenger and one pedestrian.”
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