“Lord’s Chosen” Truck Kills Eight, Injured 11 In Oshodi(LOOK)

Tragedy struck in the Oshodi area of Lagos State on Tuesday after a truck belonging to the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church lost control, killing and injuring many people.

Many eyewitnesses at the scene gave conflicting reports of the number of people killed and wounded in the accident.

The number of the dead ranged between 12 and 20. But police authority confirmed that only six people died, while five people were wounded.

However, the News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Oshodi Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Samuel Ogundayo, said 19 people were involved in the accident, adding that eight of them died.

It was learnt that among the dead was an unidentified pregnant woman, whose foetus was also crushed in the accident

PUNCH Metro learnt that the truck, which was laden with sand, was heading towards Mile 2 area when it experienced a brake failure.

A newspaper vendor on the Oshodi Oke Bridge, Michael Okafor, told our correspondent that the truck ran into bystanders at the Oshodi Motor Park.

Okafor said, “Around 11.30am, many people were standing at the part of the motor park, where Mile 2 buses park when the truck just ran into them. The truck also ran into some of the vehicles there. So many people were crushed and blood was all over the place.

“The driver immediately ran away, but he was later arrested by policemen from Makinde Police Station.”