Two persons died early yesterday morning after a truck crushed a
herdsman in Ogun state in an accident which occurred at Obada Oko area
along the old Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Abeokuta.PM News reports that the accident
involved two trucks, a green coloured Austin Tipper truck and a wine coloured DAF truck.
The accident occurred around 2:00 am on
Sunday morning when a group of Fulani herdsmen were rearing their cattle
along the expressway at Obada Oko in the Ewekoro local government area
of the state.
Sunday morning when a group of Fulani herdsmen were rearing their cattle
along the expressway at Obada Oko in the Ewekoro local government area
of the state.
It was gathered that the driver of the sand filled Austin tipper truck only
sighted the herdsmen and their cattle on the expressway at the last
minute and while attempting to apply his break he lost control.