“Could Not Control the Vehicle’": Outrage as Driver Kills 2 Siblings In Ogun
- Two siblings were killed in a tragic accident by a driver on Imowo-Ibadan garage road in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state
- The driver rammed into the two pedestrians from behind after he lost control of the vehicle due to overspeeding
- The spokesman of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the police had arrested the driver
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Ijebu Ode, Ogun state - Angry youths blocked the entire Imowo-Ibadan garage road to express their anger after a driver killed two siblings in an accident in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.
As reported by Daily Trust, the tragic accident occurred at about 7:50am on Monday, March 11.
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The spokesman of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the two pedestrians from behind.
Akinbiyi disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Monday.
He said the driver was arrested and that youths were also chased away from the road by the police and the Nigerian Army.
“According to eyewitnesses, the Honda car driver was speeding and could not control the vehicle while approaching the bend on the axis, thereby ramming into two siblings from behind.
“Two confirmed dead pedestrians (male and female siblings) were deposited at Ijebu Ode General Hospital Mortuary. The Honda Accord was car towed to the police station, Obalende, Ijebu Ode, for further investigation.”
Akinbiyi added that he driver would have been lynched and the vehicle burnt with the likelihood of mayhem if not for the intervention of TRACE, the Army and Police, The Punch reported.
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He also urged pedestrians to avoid backing traffic but face oncoming traffic while walking by the roadside to avert danger.
Tragic motor accident kills family of 8
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a tragic incident unfolded on Thursday, December 29, around 3 pm, at the Amanwozuzu junction in the Ikeduru local government area of Imo State, where a Sienna car carrying eight individuals met with a fatal accident.
The victims, all members of a single family, were en route to celebrate the New Year. According to eyewitnesses, the family's father, driving the Sienna car with his wife and children, collided with a stationary truck transporting rods.
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