Tragedy struck, on Thursday, when a middle-aged woman was crushed to
death while praying inside a church in Sotunbo, area along the busy
Sagamu/Ikorodu road in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun state.
The incident, which occurred at about 6.00 am, was reported to be the second
in three weeks in the same church.
According to an eye-witness, the tipper with number plate XM 594 SMK was
from Sagamu end of the road, but had a blowout in one of its front
tyres, making the driver lose control and rammed into the church.
It was gathered that the woman, identified as Iyawo Alfa, was hit from
behind while kneeling in prayer with her four months old baby.
But, while the woman died on the spot, her baby and the Pastor who was
in front of her during the prayer survived.Vanguard gathered that Police
had arrested two persons in respect of the accident.
It was further gathered that a similar accident occurred in front of
the church about three weeks ago when an 18-seater bus had an accident
in which the driver died.