Youths Attempt To Set Tuck Ablaze For Crushing Three In Ibadan

Three persons were crushed to death by a truck at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday.

Some residents told our correspondent that the victims were on the same motorcycle and the rider, whose identity could not be ascertained, was trying to overtake the truck when the accident happened.

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A man, who claimed to have witnessed the accident and gave his name simply as Yinka, said it was not the fault of the motorcyclist.

It was learnt that the accident generated tension in the area as some youths and motorcyclists made an attempt to set the truck ablaze.

The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Uche Chukwura, confirmed the accident to our correspondent.

Three persons were crushed to death by a truck at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday.

Some residents told our correspondent that the victims were on the same motorcycle and the rider, whose identity could not be ascertained, was trying to overtake the truck when the accident happened.

A man, who claimed to have witnessed the accident and gave his name simply as Yinka, said it was not the fault of the motorcyclist.

It was learnt that the accident generated tension in the area as some youths and motorcyclists made an attempt to set the truck ablaze.

The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Uche Chukwura, confirmed the accident to our correspondent.

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