Truck crushes butcher in Ekiti

JULY 22, 2015

A commercial truck on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, crushed a butcher to death in an early morning accident.

The accident, which happened at Mojere Market area of Adebayo, caused a gridlock as passers-by rushed to the scene.

Many of them wept uncontrollably as the remains of the victim was being taken to the morgue.

Eyewitness said the driver of the commercial motorcycle, otherwise known as Okada, conveying the butcher lost control while trying to overtake the truck.

The skull of the victim was completely shattered by the impact of the accident.

The Ekiti Police Public Relations Officer, Alberto Adeyemi, while confirming the accident, said the truck had been towed to the nearest police station.

He added that the driver of the truck had been arrested by the Police and was undergoing interrogation.

He also confirmed that the body of the deceased had been deposited at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital morgue.