Pandemonium as Truck Driver, while driving against traffic kills four, flees
Pandemonium as Truck Driver, while moving against traffic kills four, flees
Four persons were crushed to death along the Lagos-Abeokuta highway on Thursday by a truck, whose driver drove against traffic.
According to reports, about 14 persons were involved in the crash which occured at Obada Oko area of Ogun State.
Out of the 14 persons, the State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said ten sustained injuries, while the remaining four died.
The Ogun FRSC spokesperson, Florence Okpe said the unregistered truck had a collision with a passenger Mazda bus, marked, KRD831YD, killing four persons and injuring ten others.
“The suspected cause of the crash was route violation (driving against traffic) on the part of the truck; unfortunately, the driver refused to stop,” she said.
The injured victims, the FRSC said, have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta; the State General Hospital, Ijaye Abeokuta and Aries Medicare Hospital, Obada, for medical attention.
While the corpses of those killed in the crash have been taken by their family members, the truck driver has reportedly fled the area.
Meanwhile, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar, had commiserated with the families of the crash victims, advising motorists to always obey traffic laws by not driving against traffic.
He reiterated the role of passengers in cautioning drivers, urging them to use the toll free number, 122, to report any reckless driver.
