Six persons, including
four adults and two children, were reportedly crushed to death on Sunday
afternoon, by a truck at Ijebu-Imushin, in Ijebu East Local Government Area of
the state.
Confirming the
incidence Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps Public
Relations Officer, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the accident was caused by wrongful
overtaking by a tricycle rider.
Akinbiyi said all the
passengers of the ill-fated tricycle lost their lives while their remains have
been deposited at a private morgue in the town.
An angry mob set the
truck ablaze, while its driver was taken to Itamogiri Police Station for
investigation.
