The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of three schoolgirls who were crushed by a truck in the Kukumada area of Ibadan, along the new Ibadan/Ife Expressway.
Sources within the command told Zagazola Makama that the tragic incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. and involved a Volvo mini Mack truck with registration number FST 449 XV, Lagos, driven by one Ibitoye Ibrahim.
Sources said the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the three students—Akinyemi Mariam, Abike Mojeed, and Mariam Mojeed—while they were walking to school. The victims were students of Ogungbade Community High School, Ibadan.
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The Divisional Traffic Officer, Superintendent Egbada, led officers to the scene where the lifeless bodies of the victims were discovered lying in a pool of blood.
“Their remains have been evacuated and deposited at Mercyland Hospital Mortuary, Ibadan, for preservation,” the police sources stated.
The driver was promptly arrested and is currently in custody. Efforts are underway to recover the truck to the police station. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the police.
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