‎ A cement Truck that belongs to Dangote groups has crushed five people to death at the Alapoka axis of the Papalanto–Ilaro Road, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

‎ The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed this in Saturday said that the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

‎According to him, the truck had lost brakes and rammed into a tricycle conveying the five victims.

‎He identified the vehicles involved as an unregistered tricycle and a Dangote truck with the number plate GRZ 767 XA.

‎Akinbiyi said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at Alapoka Village, Papalanto–Ilaro Road, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday at 8:25 p.m.

‎“The accident involved an unregistered tricycle and a Dangote truck with the number plate GRZ 767 XA. The tricycle was conveying five people. The five people died on the spot.

‎“According to an eyewitness, the truck lost its brakes and rammed into the tricycle, but unfortunately the driver was not observant that he had collided with the tricycle until its tyre crushed the tricycle and the passengers.”

‎He explained that upon receipt of the incident, the Acting TRACE Head, Adedayo Omonayajo, and the Ilaro Divisional TRACE Commander, Salako Idowu, led a rescue team to the scene.

‎He added that residents of the community had attempted to attack the rescue team, but the intervention of sister security agencies brought the situation under control.

‎“The Acting TRACE Head and the Ilaro Commander led a rescue team to the scene and were almost attacked by angry residents, but the intervention of the Amotekun Corps doused the tension.

‎“The presumed dead were taken to the morgue by Federal Road Safety Corps officials,” He added.

‎This is coming few weeks after Dangote group issued a warning to truck operators who use the company name on their number plates.

‎According to the group, those set of operators were only bringing bad name to the company.