Two persons have been reportedly killed while three others were critically injured when an articulated truck veered off the road into the popular Beggars Ressetlement Centre, Akinyele in Akinyele local government area of the state.
The truck, according to an eye witness lost control and rammed into the Resettlement centre where two persons were reportedly killed
Two of the victims died on the spot while the injured ones were taken to a nearby Government Hospital for treatment.
Confirming the incident, the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Kafila Olayiwola attributed it to break failure.
Her narration, “We received a call about the accident that happened at the Resettlement center and immediately we responded.
‘When we got there, an eye witness told us that a trailer loaded with rice hit another vehicle as a result of brake failure, one rammed into the fence up to the female hostel while the other trailer collapsed on another perimeter fence.”
“As I speak, the injured ones are receiving and responding to treatment in the Government hospital nearby, while the corpses have been buried according to Islamic rites.”
While Alhaja Olayiwola condoled with the community over the death of their loved ones, she also enjoined drivers to take necessary precautions before driving, as this will avert such sad incidents.
