The accident that occurred early hours today
has left many distraught. An Eyewitness in his account said the the empty
truck was about negotiating a bend when it lost control and crushed a
pedestrian who was standing by the roadside together with his sons.
The
middle aged man was crushed alongside one of his sons, while the other son
escaped unhurt.
It was gathered that onlookers who witnessed the incident set
the truck ablaze.
Confirming the incident, the Kogi State Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Mr. William Aya, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said
that the truck lost control and crushed two pedestrians and injured one other
person, who is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
