TRAGEDY: Fuel Tanker Crushes NYSC Member In Broad Daylight
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Ilesha-Baruba town of Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara when a vehicle conveying petrol crushed to death a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Muibi Abdulrasa.
According to an eyewitness account, the deceased, a 2013 “Batch C’’ corps member and his colleague were riding on the same commercial motorcycle when the incident occurred.
The tanker was said to be coming from Saki in Oyo State to dispense petrol at a filling station, while the two corps members were coming from a market in Ilesha-Baruba.
It was gathered that the commercial motorcyclist tried to overtake the vehicle, but collided with an on-coming wheel-barrow being pushed by a man by the side of the road.
According to reports, the motorcyclist and the other corps member fell into a nearby gutter, while Muibi fell under the moving vehicle and died on the spot.
The other two passengers were also siad to suffer minor injuries.
The deceased was said to be an indigene of Kwara and a graduate of Accounting from the Kwara State Polytechnic.
Mr. Ajayi Okansanmi, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Police Command, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Source: Legit.ng
