A middle-aged man simply identified as Kazeem has narrowly escaped death when a truck loaded with heavy goods crashed into his car in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The accident occurred on Friday, August 2, 2024, in the Challenge Area of Ibadan, as Kazeem was heading to the mosque for Juma’t prayers in his Toyota Camry.
The truck, which had lost its brakes, veered across the road and collided with Kazeem’s vehicle.
However, he emerged unscathed, although his car sustained significant damage.
This development came days after eight school children were rescued unhurt after a 40-feet articulated container fell on two vehicles in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.
Samuel Oyedeji, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander said that the incident happened at Lokongoma market in the Lokoja metropolis.
According to him, the two smashed vehicles were: a Toyota Corolla car with registration number Kogi LMA 190 AA with no occupant and a Nissan car with registration number Abuja RSH – 241FH with eight school children.
He said that the accident occurred when the fully loaded container, which was not properly latched on the trailer, fell off and landed on the two parked cars along the road.
“The truck lost brake when it couldn’t climb the Lokongoma small hill and began to roll backwards.
“As it rolled back, it hit one of the parked cars, which made the container which wasn’t properly latched fall on the two vehicles and trapped the eight children inside one of the vehicles.
“Thank God, we were able to mobilise the rescue team with the help of the people, who rescued the eight children; four males and four females.
“We have rushed the eight children to Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja for proper medical check-up.”
He said that their parents had gone to buy something for them in a shop when the incident happened.
“We have been campaigning that a container must be properly latched on your trailer at any point in time yet the truck drivers don’t comply.
“We are going to prosecute the driver of this trailer to serve as a deterrent to other drivers.
“Though the driver of this trailer ran away, we go after him and get him arrested and prosecuted,” Oyedeji said.
