Three persons,
including a pregnant woman were allegedly crushed to death at Osholo
village in Etsako East Local Government of Edo State, last week, after a
tipper lorry ran into a crowd injuring several persons.
However, it was
learnt that while the driver and his conductor were making efforts to
evacuate the dead and the injured persons to nearby hospital, some angry
people from Osholo community descended on them and set the tipper, the
driver and the conductor ablaze.
It was gathered
that the driver of the tipper lorry was coming from Ekperi in Etsako
Central Local Government Area, and heading towards Weppa in Etsako East
when he ran into the crowd, killing three people, including the pregnant
woman.
Angered by the
action of the Osholo community, some people from Weppa community
allegedly invaded Osholo, setting some houses ablaze, but the timely
intervention of the law enforcement agents prevented it from escalating.
Confirming the
report, Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ejike, said five persons
died in the incident adding that as soon as reports of the incident got
to the police, action was taken to forestal further aggression.
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