ONDO -Five people have been confirmed dead after being crushed by a truck loaded with granite on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North West area.
It was learnt that the heavily-loaded truck had a break failure and lost control on ‘Oke Alabojuto Hill in Ikare.
The truck allegedly rammed into a Mini Suzuki bus before crashing into the Abiola Shopping Complex where many people were carrying out their business activities.
It was gathered that five of those affected died on the spot, while several others sustained injury. A lot of wares were also reportedly destroyed from the accident.
Some of the injured were reportedly rushed to the state specialist hospital in Ikare, while two others are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo.
The state Commissioner of Police, Isaac Eke, and the Commissioner for Works, Mr. Gboye Adegbenro, visited the scene and sympathised with the people of Ikare-Akoko over the tragic incident.
Adegbenro said that government had being pleading with the people to move their trade to Caring Heart Market built by the government, stressing that this would also avoid multiple and repeated accident which always occurred by the road.
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