Some angry Akure residents on Saturday stormed a Police Station in Akure, Ondo State, after a couple and one other person were brutally crushed to death in a tragic road crash involving a commercial tricycle and a truck.
The accident, which eyewitnesses blamed on reckless driving by both drivers, instantly claimed the lives of the couple, while a third victim reportedly died while being rushed to the hospital.
The truck driver, sensing the fury of an irate crowd, abandoned his vehicle and fled the scene but later resurfaced at the B Division Police Station in Oke Aro.
As news of the gory incident spread, outraged residents took to the streets and stormed the police station, hurling stones and demanding justice.
It was gathered that the police, responded with teargas in a desperate attempt to disperse the angry crowd, further escalating tensions in the area.
The atmosphere turned chaotic as commercial tricycle operators abandoned their vehicles and fled for safety. Several Maruwas (commercial tricycles) were reportedly impounded by police operatives during the fracas.
The mutilated bodies of the victims have been deposited at the morgue of the Ondo State Specialist Hospital in Akure.
Police spokesperson, SP Ayanlade Olayinka, also confirmed the crash and the tragic loss of lives, disclosing that the truck driver was currently in custody.
