Lorry Crushes 3 To Death, Injures 2 Others Olaolu Oladipo— March 17, 2014 A Lagos bound lorry lost control in Ketu end of the Ikorodu Road, killing three destitute people and leaving two others critically injured at about 1:30 pm yesterday. Witnesses told LEADERSHIP that the lorry, a Mitsubishi Canter with Lagos registration number MUS 195 XE lost control while trying to avoid collision with an articulated truck (trailer) that reportedly swerved towards it but lost control in the process. One of the witnesses, Mrs. Tinuade Okunade said the victims were destitute people who usually sit at the median separating the road to collect alms from passers-by. “The incident occurred at about 1:30 this afternoon. The vehicle that killed the victims was trying to dodge a trailer that swerved towards it but the brakes failed and it rammed into the median where the beggars were seated,” Okunade narrated. The identities of the victims were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing the report but the driver of the lorry was said to have taken to his heels to prevent being lynched by the crowd that was already building up When LEADERSHIP visited the scene, the vehicle had been towed to the premises of the Lagos traffic agency in Anthony, while the men of agency were seen trying to free the road for commuters making their way to Ikorodu. The injured were also said to have been taken away by men of the Lagos Emergence Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS) who also took the corpses away.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:59:37 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015