Tragedy struck yesterday, Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State as a Toyota Avensis lost control after one of the tires bursted which resulted in the car somersaulting, crushing four Students of the Government Technical College , Abeokuta and one other person to death, Igberetvnews reports.
The sad incident was confirmed by the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi in Abeokuta on Saturday.
Akinbiyi explained that the car lost control due to a tyre burst , somersaulted and hit the students where they were seated in front of a house, Igberetvnews gathered.
“The vehicle lost control due to tyre burst and speeding, somersaulted and went to meet people sitting down outside a house instantly killing five of them and injuring two others.
“The accident occurred around 10 : 40 pm. Four female college students and a little girl died on the spot .
“ We learnt they were students of Government Technical College , Abeokuta.
“ They came for a Muslim programme called Tahajjud which was to start by 12 am but were still outside around 10 : 30 pm , waiting for 12 am to enter a nearby mosque where the programme would take place before the incident happened .
“ Alcoholic drinks were found in the car and unfortunately the driver of the car could not be located , ” he said .
Akinbiyi noted that those injured were taken to the Federal Medical Center in Abeokuta while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.
