A truck alleged to be on top speed in Ikere Ekiti in Ekiti state on Monday crushed two undergraduates to death, the police in the state have said.
ASP Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state said the truck driver had been arrested while the corpses of the victims had been deposited in a morgue.
He described the accident as avoidable and explained that investigation revealed that it was a case of collision.
“We appeal to motorists and other road users to always exercise restraint on roads,” he said.
The victims, Ojo Hezekiah Abidemi, 25, and Ojo Ayomide, 21, were said to be pursuing degree programmes at the State College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, in affiliation with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The victims were said to be planning to travel to Akure, the Ondo capital, to see their parents when the accident occurred late on Sunday.
Security agents had prevented some irate youths from setting the truck ablaze.
“The two students were on a motorcycle going to board a vehicle to Akure when they collided with the truck leading to their death,” an eye witness said.
