Dangote trucks set ablaze after crushing two in Ogun

Two trucks belonging to Dangote cement company have been set ablaze for allegedly crushing two persons to death.

The accident occurred in Imowo in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday.

The two victims, a motorcyclist, and a passenger were on the road when the trucks reportedly hit them from behind and crushed them to death.

The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in the state, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident.

Akinbiyi in a statement explained that the fatal accident occurred between Dangote trucks and a motorcycle.

The statement read, “The fatal accident at Imowo within Ijebu-Ode along Ibadan road between two Dangote trucks and a motorcycle.

“Two passengers on the motorcycle lost their lives and hoodlums around the scene burnt two Dangote trucks on the road and did not allow anybody to carry the two corpses on the ground for now.”

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