Truck crushes 3 to death in Ogun

A truck has crushed three automobile technicians to death at Kemta in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident on Friday, February 7, 2025, said the police are on the trail of the truck driver.

Odutola stated that the driver escaped from the scene, immediately the incident occurred.

Several automobile technicians at the Ajebo Mechanic Village in Abeokuta had, on Thursday, protested the killing of their colleagues on Wednesday.

The technicians, who are members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), blocked the Ajebo/OGTV road and vowed not to allow trucks to ply the road, until necessary steps are taken.

They sought concrete solution to eliminating the series of accidents being experienced around the area by the government.

The police spokesperson added that the technicians were aware of the police efforts  towards apprehending the driver.

”The driver is at large. The technicians are aware of the whole issue that he has not been arrested. The truck is in the police station,” she said.

Odutola noted that the police representatives had long discussions with both truck owners, technicians, and relatives of the victims.

The Ajebo Mechanic Village Chairman, Saheed Arulogun, also confirmed that the truck driver was at large.

Arulogun noted that the truck owners were making moves to ensure that the deceased were released to their families for burial.

He said: “They also said there will be a meeting to compensate the families of the deceased.

”There will be a meeting that will involve all parties on Friday (today). We will know the next step after the meeting.”

The Star