Passenger dies, driver injured as fuel truck crushes Nissan Micra in Ibadan
A fuel truck on Tuesday in the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, Oyo State, crushed a commercial Nissan Micra with passengers against another truck marked ECQD704 heading towards the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The accident caused gridlock around the axis and efforts by passers-by to rescue the trapped passengers were futile.
Witnesses told Peoples Gazette that the fuel truck experienced a brake failure and the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Official rescue efforts commenced over an hour after the incident and when the mangled car was retrieved, an elderly passenger who sat beside the driver was brought out dead and the driver sustained injuries.
The Gazette gathered that the truck drivers fled the scene immediately the accident occurred to escape mob attack.
Cops from the state police cordoned off the accident scene as officials of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTM) supervised the packing of soft drinks crates spilled on the road from a beverage truck also impacted by the accident.
OYRTM officials later cleared the road to ease traffic.Â
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Audit stolen PVCs before Osun governorship poll, Yiaga Africa tells INEC
Yiaga Africa said the disruption of PVC distribution and theft of voting materials posed a direct risk to the voting rights of affected residents in the state.
States
NEMA, UNICEF strengthen emergency response in Gombe
NEMA and UNICEF strengthened emergency response through community engagement training in Gombe.
States
My statement was misinterpreted; I told APC supporters to kill Accord Party members with votes: FadahunsiÂ
Mr Fadahunsi said the viral video was deliberately edited to distort his statement.
Economy
TUC backs private sector equity in refineries, rejects outright sale
Mr Osifo said the government should reduce its equity to 49 per cent and allow credible private investors with technical expertise to hold the remaining 51 per cent.
Africa
Obasanjo urges Africa to develop its own democracy model
He said the democratic model adopted by African countries lacked sufficient African context and often failed to meet the continent’s needs.
Economy
Stock market reverses gains as investors lose N1.17 trillion amid sell-offs
Market capitalisation fell by 0.73 per cent from N160.421 trillion to N159.255 trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) shed 1,806.18 points to close at 246,723.57.
