Tragedy struck in the Akoko Southwest council
area of Ondo during the weekend as a truck is
said to have crushed a primary school pupil to
death.
The boy, simply identified as Gabriel, was
said to have been attempting to cross the road
when the truck laden with tomatoes hit him
and killed him instantly.
The death of the 14-year-old student of the
New Era Group of Schools led to a traffic
gridlock as angry youths were said to have
blocked the road in a bid to register their
anger at the boy’s death.
The angry youths barricaded major roads in
the town burning tyres and chanting war
songs.
They called on relevant authorities to construct
speed breakers on the highway to Akungba
from Owo to avoid a recurrence of such
fatality.
Vanguard gathered that the pupil of New Era
Group of Schools, simply identified as Gabriel,
was about to cross the expressway when he
was crushed to death.
A reliable source said that boy after dressing
up for church wanted to take his breakfast but
discovered there was no sugar in the house.
In an attempt to cross the road to the other
side of his house to buy sugar resulted in his
death as the articulated truck, loaded with
tomatoes coming from Abuja, ran over him.
Only his legs were seen as the trailer
reportedly crushed him beyond recognition.
The incident, according to an eye witness,
occurred opposite Christ Apostolic Church,
Oketere Street at 7a.m., yesterday..
Several vehicles were forced to seek alternative
routes due to the blockade of the road by the
youths.
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