Car Crushes Four College Students, One Other To Death In Abeokuta

A Toyota Avensis car on Friday lost control, after experiencing a tyre burst, somersaulted and crushed four students of the Government Technical College, Abeokuta and one other person to death in Abeokuta, Ogun.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Saturday.

Akinbiyi explained that the car lost control due to a tyre burst, somersaulted and hit the students where they were seated in front of a house.

“The vehicle lost control due to tyre burst and speeding, somersaulted and went to meet people sitting down outside a house instantly killing five of them and injuring two others