It was sorrow, anguish and tragedy in Iworoko town, a few minutes drive from Ado- Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, on Saturday night, when an articulated vehicle rammed into a market located at the centre of the town.
The lorry, which was fully loaded of the branded bags of rice of the Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Tayo Alasoadura of All Progressives Congress (APC) killed over 20 people after a suspected break failure.
At the scene of the accident, bodies of the victims could be seen from where the lorry reportedly lost control.
According to eyewitnesses, the lorry with full load of customized bags of rice with the picture, name and logo of the senator who is re-contesting his seat in the National Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Tayo Alasoadura had crushed two vehicles before it rammed into some shops
Sympathisers, fire fighters, officers of road safety and the police engaged in the rescue operations which lasted till midnight.
Officials of FRSC and the Policemen were seen at the scene to rescue injured victims and prevented angry youths from setting ablaze the lorry.
The lorry driver’s situation, whether he was injured or not injured and whether he was arrested at the scene of the accident is not known at this time.
Bodies of the victims were said to have been deposited in the mortuary.
See other pictures below:
