Two crushed to death, others seriously injured in Auto accident

By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin

Two persons were crushed to death, while others were seriously injured in a multiple accident involving two escort vans and three commercial tricycles popularly called ‘Keke Napep’ in Ilorin on Monday.

The accident occurred along the Ministry of Agriculture roundabout at about 10 a.m., when the two private escort vans allegedly on top speed ran into the three tricycles at the frontage of the ministry of agriculture.

One of the escort vans sumersaulted and hit the roundabout, while the second one, crushed the three tricycles killing two on the spot

Our correspondent who was at the scene reports that the timely intervention of some citizens saved the life of one of the escort vans’ drivers, who was smoked out from his hideout.

He was prevented from being lynched by an irate mob including Keke Napep commercial transporters who had mobilised their members to the scene of the accident.

Security forces from the state police command, arrived the scene at 11:21a.m. shooting tear gas to disperse the angry crowd who had blocked the free flow of traffic between Zango-Kulende and Maraba road.

Blood stains were found on the damaged tricycles crushed by the escort vans.

The spokesman of the state police command, Mr Okasanmi Ajayi, when contacted on phone at 11a.m., said he was on the way to the scene.

However, at 11:50a.m., police at the scene were still battling to restore peace and order.