Truck leaves couple on motocycle dead in ondo.......SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that a couple and two other people has
been reportedly killed in the Isikan area of Akure, Ondo State.
It was learnt that the accident reportedly occurred on Sunday evening
when the driver of the truck, identified as Friday Ambrose, allegedly
lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the couple who were on a
motorcycle.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the vehicle also hit two other people
who were said to be by the roadside.
An eyewitness, who pleaded not to be named, said the truck was coming
from the Arakale area, and heading for one of the saw mills on Ondo
Road.
He said, "The truck with the number plate, Lagos XN 968 AKD, suddenly
lost control and swerved off its lane and faced the opposite
direction, hitting the victims.
"The victims could not be identified because there was confusion
everywhere immediately the accident occurred. But they died on the
spot as the truck crushed them beyond recognition. However, the driver
of the truck came out uninjured."
When contacted on the telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer
of the state command, Mr. Wole Ogodo, confirmed the crash, but said
one person died.
According to him, only the rider of the motorcycle, who he identified
as Damilola Babatunde, died while a lone passenger was injured.
He said, "According to the information reaching me, the accident
occurred when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and ran
over the motorcycle that was parked beside the road initially injuring
the rider and the passenger.
"But the rider, Babatunde, 20, later died in the Specialists Hospital,
Akure, while the passenger, whose name and address are unknown, is
still receiving treatment at the hospital."
The PPRO also stated that the driver had been aprehended and presently
cooling his heeels in police net.
Firstclassnewsline.net