The police on
Monday confirmed the death of two brothers after a speeding truck crushed them
in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti.
ASP Sunday
Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the
accident.
Abutu, who
said that the truck driver had been arrested, added that the corpses of the
victims had been deposited in a morgue.
” It is sad
and unfortunate that two young men can be killed due to avoidable accident.
” Preliminary
investigation reveals that it is a case of collision.
”We appeal to
motorists and other road users to always exercise restraint on roads,” he said.
The victims,
Ojo Hezekiah Abidemi, 25, and Ojo Ayomide,21, both brothers from the same
parents, were said to be pursuing degree programmes at the State College of
Education, Ikere Ekiti, in affiliation with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
According to a
witness, the victims were planning to travel to Akure, the Ondo capital, to see
their parents when the accident occurred late on Sunday.
The witness
said security agents had prevented some irate youths from setting the truck
ablaze.
“The two
students were on a motorcycle going to board a vehicle to Akure when they
collided with the truck and died,” the witness said.
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