Tragedy strucK, Saturday, in Ijoko, Ifo Local Government in Ogun State when an articulated truck crushed a yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and four others to death. The multiple accident also left three critically injured.
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The accident which occurred at about 1:00p.m. at Odo-Alamo Road, Ijoko axis of the state, involved a truck with registration number XZ 640-EPE, two okada with registration numbers DGB 740 QB and MEK 957 QC and a Honda car marked SMK 765-AV.
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Commuters plying the road watched in horror as the bodies of the five deceased were crushed beyond recognition.
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Aside the truck driver whom Vanguard gathered fled after the accident, two others including a teenager were in a critical condition and taken to an unknown hospital.
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Relatives of the deceased were seen wailing uncontrollable after confirming that those that died were their loved ones.
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The residents attributed the cause of the crash to the bad portion of the road which has turned to a nightmare to commuters and other road users.
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Speaking to Vanguard, Mr. John Ayo, the only conscious survivor of the accident said: "The truck was conveying cement to a construction site.
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Due to the slope, coupled with the terrible state of the road, the truck driver lost control, thereby causing injuries or death to eight persons."