A truck has crushed two people, a grandmother and her granddaughter, to death in the Papalanto area of Ogun State, News About Nigeria reports.
The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred in the early hours of Friday.
This accident comes barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State, killing four people and injuring two.
He noted that the accident, which involved an Iveco truck with the number plate KJA 166 XJ and a tricycle with the number plate TRE 627 VP, was caused by dangerous driving on the part of the truck driver.
He added that four people, including two males and two females, were involved in the accident, with the two females crushed to death.
He, however, noted that the truck driver allegedly fled the scene after causing the damage, adding that the bodies of the deceased have been handed over to their families.
He said, “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.
“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.”
