Fatal Accident in Ogun: Truck Crushes Grandmother and Granddaughter to Death
By Trek Africa Newspaper
Barely 24 hours after a fatal truck accident in Lafenwa area of Ogun State claimed four lives and injured two, another truck has crashed in Papalanto, killing two people.
According to Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, the accident occurred in the early hours of Friday.
The accident, involving an Iveco Truck (KJA 166 XJ) and a Tricycle (TRE 627 VP), was caused by reckless driving on the part of the truck driver, according to Akinbiyi. The incident resulted in four casualties – two males and two females – with the two female victims tragically succumbing to their injuries and losing their lives.
While narrating the accident, the TRACE spokesman added that the truck driver allegedly fled the scene after causing the damage.
He narrated, “According to an eyewitness account, the truck in an attempt to overtake the tricycle while both were in transit inbound Abeokuta, around Papalanto, dragged the tricycle along with it by the side in the process with the tricycle falling in its front before running over it, killing a grandmother and her granddaughter, who were the only occupants in the tricycle on the spot. “Regrettably, the truck driver escaped from the scene before being arrested.”
He added that the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families while warning motorists against dangerous driving.
“However, the bodies of the dead victims have been collected by the families of the victims while the injured tricycle driver has been rescued to an unknown hospital by a good samaritan. Moreover, the accident vehicles have been deposited at the Itori Divisional Police Command. “While TRACE and the Police commiserate with the families of the deceased, motorists are again charged to avoid dangerous and reckless driving given its attendant consequences,” Akinbiyi concluded.
