A horrific accident in a Lagos community has caused fatal havoc and irreparable harm to lives and properties in the area.
The scene of the accident
An auto crash which occurred in front of the abandoned Gateway
Hotel, Ota, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, has
killed two persons while leaving seven others injured.
The incident occurred on Saturday around 6.10am.
According to The Punch, It was gathered that those who died were
crushed to death in the accident which involved two trucks, that were
travelling to Lagos.
The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and
Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said one of the trucks with
number plate, KJA 113 XR, while descending the slope in the axis rammed
into a broken down vehicle With plate number, EKY 653 XB.
He explained that some hoodlums in the area had gathered around the
first truck, trying to extort money from the driver, when the second
truck had a brake failure and rammed into the truck from behind.
He said, “When this happened, the hoodlums moved from the first
truck and went to the second one, and wanted to extort money from the
driver, who had been injured due to the impact of the accident.
“But in the process, an oncoming commercial bus painted in
Lagos colour allegedly crushed two of the hoodlums to death instantly
and injured seven others with one of them in a critical condition.
“The commercial bus driver sped off the scene immediately and
our operatives could not apprehend him or capture its number plate.”
Akinbiyi said the corpses of the deceased had been deposited at the
state General Hospital, Ifo, while the injured were receiving medical
attention at Ojugbele Hospital at Ota.
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