Nurse crushed to death in Ijebu-Ode

The accident occurred at the Itoro Roundabout, opposite Ijebu-Ode local government council in the morning.

The deceased, a nurse whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, was a staff of a private hospital, Detomi hospital on Molipa expressway, Ijebu-Ode.

The other lady whose leg was badly damaged was rushed to the general hospital at Ijebu-Ode.

A witness reported that the two ladies were on a motorcycle when an oil tanker hit the motorcycle towards the truck carrying granite which crushed the two ladies.

“The incident occurred around 10 a.m today. It was a very pathetic situation as blood flowed freely with human intestine and skull scattered all over the road. Ijebu Ode is in grief now.

“The ladies were on a bike coming towards Oyingbo when at Itoro park the motorcycle and its passengers were crushed by a truck carrying granite. One of the ladies died instantly. The second lady had her legs badly damaged.

“Both of them were in the nursing uniform of a private hospital in Ijebu Ode. The injured lady was rushed to the hospital.

“The driver of the truck and the tanker driver, including the motorcycle rider fled the scene while an irate mob set the truck on fire before some policemen came and dispersed them.

The remains of the lady were packed away with a shovel by officials of the State Traffic agency, TRACE.

Another accident occurred today around the old toll gate at Sagamu, it was learnt.

The accident caused a gridlock around the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway, which made vehicles going towards Abeokuta to make a detour towards Babcock-Illishan road to come out at Siun.

As at the time of filing this report, policemen and officials of other security agencies were seen at the scene controlling traffic.