Dangote Truck Driver Crushes Three To Death In Arepo

By Ganiyat Ganiyu

Arepo, (An24) – At least three pedestrians have reportedly been killed by a Dangote truck driver, identified as Dairu Murtala, at Arepo, Ogun State.

According to report, the driver, Murtala rammed into the pedestrians as he tried to beat against the traffic on Tuesday, April 11.

The deceased were about to cross the expressway into the Arepo community when the incident occurred, Punch gathered.

The driver reportedly flee the scene but was chased by some motorcyclists to Magboro, a neighbouring community, where he was apprehended.

He was reportedly beaten to a pulp before the intervention of policemen from the Warewa division, who rescued him from the mob.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps reportedly carried away the remains of the deceased, who were said to be workers of a company in Arepo.

A witness, who did not identify himself, said the accident happened around 8am.

He said, “We were all at the bus stop when the truck sped past us. The driver did not even hoot.

“The three men, who wanted to cross the expressway, were only looking at a side of the road. They didn’t know that the truck was fast approaching from the other side.

“The truck crushed them and they died on the spot. It even dragged the body of a man for some distance.

“Another pedestrian, who saw the truck approaching, carried a lady that could have also been hit, off the road. The girl wanted to protest the action until she saw what had happened.”

A motorcycle rider, identified as Musa, told our correspondent that the driver did not stop the truck after the incident.

“My friends and I chased him to Magboro. When we caught up with him, we beat him up. We were hitting him when the police came to his rescue,” he added.

He said, “The accident occurred at the Ibadan to Lagos route around 8am. The crash involved an ash coloured Dangote truck, with number plate DTF 118 XA. The truck driver hit three persons, all males, and killed them on the spot.

“The crash was caused by dangerous driving and route violation. The police apprehended the driver and towed away the truck, while an FRSC ambulance conveyed the corpses to the Sagamu Hospital mortuary.”