Another tragic incident has occurred on the same day today. First, it was gas plant explosion at Agbor, Benin-Asaba-Delta road. According to reports, over 12 people were reportedly burnt alive by the gas plant explosion. (Read More Here).
In the evening on Saturday, over 45 people recorded dead in Akungba Road accident caused by a Dangote truck/trailer. According to an eyewitness, he said that the Dangote truck and a car almost bumped into each other.
He continued by saying that the Dangote truck lost control while trying to avoid ramming into a moving car. The tragic incident happened at the front of Adekunle Ajasin University’s (AAUA) main/first gate. While trying to avoid bumping into the moving car, the truck lost control and rammed into shops at Akungba Market, Akoko.
According to reports, over 45 people were killed in the accident. 15 of them were reportedly students while others were passers-by, buyers and shop owners. Popular Twitter users and students of AAUA; Topmost (Oluwaseun Ojinni) and Omo Benayo were killed in the accident.
Nigerians have taken to their various Twitter pages to pen painful condolences to the families of the Akungba accident victims. Most Nigerians are currently calling on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to help fix the roads.
Videos below:
Our heart is with the families and friends of those that just died in Akungba-Akoko, in the ghastly accident
RIP to the departed
😓😓😓😓#RescueAkungbaNB: Video and images are graphic 👇 pic.twitter.com/kSqGmLyUy6
— Advisers Corner (@Advisers_corner) January 23, 2021
Reactions from Nigerians below:
My heart bleeds profusely reading the tragedy that bedeviled the people of Akungba and Ondo state as a whole. It another red letter day with another story of avoidable problems that have been inflicted on us by the failed government both at the Federal and state level. 1/2
— Crestor of Ondo state (@AdefisoyeLawal) January 23, 2021
God I thank you😭🙏. That was how @DangoteGroup trailer almost killed me here today in Akungba. Come and see human bodies 😭😭😭😭 may God spare the rest of us. Help @RotimiAkeredolu that road does not belong to heavy duty vehicles
😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/V1iMNU639n— Evans Samuel (Sammylee) (@evanzgell) January 23, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of Akungba accident. May they find peace in the hereafter. 🙏🏽
— Duke of Ibadan 🀄️ (@AsiwajuLerry) January 23, 2021
I join voices with the Great students of Adekunle-Ajasin University and the Good people of Akungba to call on @RotimiAkeredolu to find a lasting solution to the Akungba road causing frequent accidents and loss of lives!! We want to go to school. Not to the graveyard!
— DeboMacaroni (@mrmacaronii) January 23, 2021
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