A yet-to-be identified student of Institute of Technology (IOT) Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, was on Tuesday crushed to death by a truck conveying laterite at Sango roundabout area, leaving two others with severe injuries.
Daily Trust reliably gathered that the three students were on a motorcycle on their way to receive lectures when the tragedy occurred.
The truck driver heading towards Maraba from Sango was said to have suddenly lost control while approaching the roundabout and hit a vehicle in front, which in turn hit the motorcycle conveying the three students.
The deceased was said to have hit his forehead on the road pavement and died instantly, while the other two who sustained severe injuries were rushed to the hospital.
Police officers from Traffic Control Unit of the command were still controlling traffic at the time of filing this report.
The spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, ASP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who confirmed the incident, said that driver of the truck had been detained by the police at the ‘A’ Division, Challenge, Ilorin, while the truck had been confiscated.
“It’s very unfortunate that a student lost his life in the incident, two others are currently receiving medical treatment in the hospital.
“Though investigation has commenced, it’s annoying that driver of the truck could not slow down to obey the big bump at the roundabout and lost control to claim a life”, she said.
Similarly, spokesperson of the school, Hajia Halimat Garuba, described the incident as very sad.
“It’s very sad that one of our students in IOT died in that accident and two others sustained severe injuries. I can’t get you the details of their identities now,” she said.
