TRUCK RAM INTO STUDENTS IN OGUN, KILLS WASSCE CANDIDATE A truck has reportedly lost control and rammed into students of Seico Secondary School, Ikangba, Ijebu Ode, an incident that led to the unfortunate killing of a female student currently sitting for the ongoing West Africa Examination for Senior Secondary Examination while also injuring another student critically. The unfortunate incident was said to occur on the newly reconstructed Ikangba/Agoro road while the student are going back home after writing their examination for the day. Mr Eko Nicholas, a resident in the area explained that “nobody knew what actually made the truck coming from Molipa end of the road to veer off and ram into the students coming from the opposite direction and crashing into the fence of a Redeemed church beside the road. “The students were obviously those writing this ongoing WASSCE because they were holding the question papers. One of the students, a female died on the spot while another female was also critically injured, we are all praying she make it.” “The students were obviously those writing this ongoing WASSCE because they were holding the question papers. One of the students, a female died on the spot while another female was also critically injured, we are all praying she make it.” Mr. Nicholas who notably is the chairman of Ogun State chapter of Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights frowned at level of recurring accidents on the newly rehabilitated road. The human rights activist blamed the incessant accident on the failure of the government to help with road bumps or speed breakers that could easily help to check the reckless drivers plying the road. He said “This is yet another needless deaths on the Ikangba/Agoro road, bringing the number of souls lost from February to six, including several ones that were injured. “We again call on the state government to construct speed breakers and street lights to stem these avoidable and painful deaths. “The CDWR has before this time called on the state government to no avail. The government should immediately provide speed barriers before another death occur on the road, as several schools are located on this same road, and school children trek to and from the schools on daily basis”.
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