By Oluwatosin Maliki
In a tragic incident, an unidentified woman has reportedly been crushed to death by a truck, allegedly belonging to the Dangote group, in Ogun State.
It was learnt that the ugly incident occurred at Dalemo-Ota, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Confirming the accident on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps released a statement, explaining that the woman was standing by the roadside when she was crushed to death.
Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun stated, “the crash occurred at about 2300hrs late hours of Thursday night, involving a Dangote Truck. The truck is marked XA354WDP.”
The spokesperson further disclosed that a total of two persons were involved in the accident, one adult male and one adult female.
Also, she attributed the accident to excessive speed and mechanical fault. The female adult was recorded dead from the crash.
“The suspected cause of the fatal crash was excessive speed and mechanical fault (break failure) of the Dangote truck, which later hit a female adult standing by the roadside and she died on the spot.”
Following the incident, the body of the woman was deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue.
According to Okpe, the Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, urged drivers to always conduct routine checks on their vehicles, while ensuring the braking systems are effective before putting them on the road. She noted that Uga commiserated with the family of the deceased.