The Lagos State Police Command has said one pupil died in an auto crash involving a water truck and a Sport Utility Van at Ikota, on the Lagos-Epe Expressway in Lagos on Monday.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ngozi Braide, said two others pupils, who were injured in the accident, were receiving treatment in an unnamed hospital.
Confusion had enveloped the area on Monday morning after the water tanker ran into the pupils who were on their way to school, where about five pupils were feared to have been crushed by the reckless water truck driver.
Braide said, “Today being, November 18, 2013 at about 8am, Ajah Police Division received a distress call that there was a fatal motor accident. The DPO in company with the DTO raced to the scene. On getting there, they discovered that it was an accident involving one Blue Mercedez water tanker(truck) with number plate XZ87JJJ and a black Toyota Prado SUV, marked CB690AKD.
“Preliminary enquiry conducted showed that while the Prado SUV gave way for the school pupils to cross the road, the water tanker ran into the kids, killing one of them instantly while two were injured and currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
“Based on the foregoing, the residents, youths and indigenes got infuriated and barricaded the Lekki-Ajah expressway. They attributed their grievance to incessant accidents and lack of a pedestrian bridge, which they had been asking for.
“The situation was later brought under control as the Area commander intervened and appealed to them not to take laws into their hands which they obliged and left the road at about 1.30pm.
“Meanwhile the area is calm and quiet now.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The number of children killed were four. The residents reacted and a trigger-happy policeman fired killing a demonstrator. This aggravated the situation further.
ReplyDeleteOC Anonymous rumour monger, where you there? Police did not kill any demonstrators joor.
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