BREAKING: Again, Many Feared Killed As Dangote Truck Loses Control
In a tragic incident that has thrown residents of Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State into mourning, a Dangote Cement truck has crushed five people to death at the Alapoka axis of the Papalanto–Ilaro Road.
The incident was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.
It was also stated that the accident occurred at about 8:30pm on Friday.
According to Akinbiyi, the crash happened when the truck “lost its brakes and rammed into a tricycle conveying the five victims.”
He identified the vehicles involved as “an unregistered tricycle and a Dangote truck with the number plate GRZ 767 XA.”
The spokesperson further noted that upon receipt of the report, “the Acting TRACE Head, Adedayo Omonayajo, and the Ilaro Divisional Commander, Salako Idowu, led a rescue team to the scene.”
It was gathered that the officials were almost attacked by angry residents before the intervention of the Amotekun Corps calmed the situation.
“The presumed dead were taken to the morgue by Federal Road Safety Corps officials,” Akinbiyi added.
It was reported on Friday that an unconfirmed number of persons lost their lives in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the development, noting that the fire began at about 1am on Friday.
In a statement, Akinbiyi said, “The case of an inferno caused by a 30,000-litre fuel-laden tanker which fell on its side and spilled its contents around 0100hrs today.”
The incident was said to have happened, “along the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu Interchange stretch of the PMB Expressway, due to excessive speed and loss of control, has been reported.”
“The effect of the unfortunate incident also extended to the burning of a truck and a tow vehicle along the roadside, as well as the destruction of a PHCN cable supplying electricity to Mowe and environs.”
The statement further read that “though the casualty figures cannot be ascertained presently, rescue and emergency services made up of TRACE, Ogun State and Nestlé PLC Fire Service, FRSC, and the Police are still on the ground to restore normalcy and orderliness after quenching the fire and carrying out the decantation process.”
