Two female hawkers were reportedly killed while three men were injured along Lagos-Ibadan expressway by a truck that lost control and rammed into hawkers by the roadside.
Eyewitnesses said the two female hawkers were killed on the spot, while the other three male sustained various degrees of injuries.
The Spokesman of the Traffic Road Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, told our correspondent on Saturday that the incident occurred around 4pm on Friday.
He said the vehicle involved has been taken to Mowe Divisional Police Station, with the driver of the vehicle in their custody.
Akinbiyi said the remains of the deceased have been taken to Idera Morgue Sagamu while the injured ones were taken to Famobis Hospital Mowe, for treatment.
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