A but to be recognized girl has been crushed to dying by a truck allegedly belonging to Dangote group, in Ogun State.
The incident occurred in Dalemo-Ota, alongside the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
The Federal Street Security Corps mentioned in an announcement on Friday that the lady was standing on the aspect of the street when she was crushed by the truck.
The FRSC Spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, acknowledged that “the crash occurred round 11pm late hours on Thursday night time involving a Dangote truck.” The truck is marked XA354WDP.”
Okpe disclosed {that a} complete of two individuals had been concerned within the accident, an grownup man and an grownup girl.
She attributed the accident to extreme pace and mechanical failure. The feminine grownup was recorded useless from the crash.
“The suspected explanation for the deadly accident was over-speed and mechanical malfunction (brake failure) of the Dangote truck, which later hit a feminine grownup standing on the roadside and she or he died on the spot.”
She added that the lady's physique had been deposited on the Ifo Common Hospital mortuary.
Okpe mentioned Sector Commander Anthony Uga has urged drivers to at all times perform routine checks on their autos and be certain that braking programs are efficient earlier than placing them on the street.
She added that Uga felt sorry for the household of the deceased.
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