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Many feared dead as truck rams into Ekiti market

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January 13, 2019
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Many were feared dead in an evening fatal accident that occurred at a roadside market in Iworoko Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Sources said a truck coming from Ifaki Ekiti heading towards Ado Ekiti lost control and rammed into the market at about 8pm on Saturday.

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Although casualty figures could not be ascertained as of the time of filing the report, a source said, “Four bodies had been recovered from the scene.”

According to the sources, efforts to rescue others trapped under the truck were ongoing by sympathisers and traffic officials.

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They added that a mini-commercial bus with passengers was crushed by the truck before ramming into the market.

A source said the situation would have been worse if students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, residing in the community because of its proximity to their campus were around.

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