Four persons have been killed by a timber truck in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The driver, identified as Friday Ambrose, allegedly lost control of the vehicle on Ondo Road and hit three of the victims, who were on a motorbike, and a pedestrian.
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It was learnt that two of the victims of the Sunday evening accident, identified as a couple, were businessmen at the Oba Adesida market in Akure.
Witnesses said the timber lorry was coming from Arakale and heading for one of the sawmills on the road, when it swerved off its lane and faced the opposite direction before hitting the victims.
It was gathered that the victims died instantly.
But the driver of the truck with registration number Lagos XN 968 AKD was unhurt.
Police spokesman Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the incident, said only one person died in the accident.
Ogodo explained that a victim he simply called Babatunde died at the State Specialist Hospital in Akure, where he was rushed to by sympathisers.
He added that he had not been officially informed about the death of other victims.
Ogodo said the driver had been arrested
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