Tragedy as truck crushes Nigerian Students In Lagos, many feeared dead (video)
Vondigest media understands that several students have reportedly been killed by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunnusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State.
According to reports obtained by this online platform, the pupils were going home after closing from school and wanted to cross the road when the truck ran over them.
The driver was said to have attempted to escape after the incident but was chased across town to Ogba area where he was finally arrested.
“I have never witnessed such a terrible scene in my life. I saw about 15 pupils lying lifeless on the ground. The incident occurred around 2 pm,” a commercial motorcyclist told Punch.
The incident has reportedly resulted in a riot while policemen fired tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd.
See the video below:
This is happening right now around Excellence Hotel Ogba, this truck allegedly killed 17 students at Grammar School while they were about to cross.The driver fled the scene &he was chased by students and others and his truck set ablaze.The students are destroying any truck seen pic.twitter.com/10zajB4tNn
— Amanda Oruh (@amandaoruh) December 7, 2021