Trailer crushes 20 people to death while being chased by police

<p>More than 20 persons were reportedly crushed to death after a trailer loaded with farming produce overran several tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep, on Tuesday, at Vunokilang bridge (Hayin Gada) in Yola, Adamawa State.</p> <p>Residents said that the accident was caused by police officers, who were pursuing the truck driver for refusing to give them money.</p> <p>A resident of Vunokilang, Malam Umar Shehu, who also sent pictures of the accident to reporters said he participated in evacuation of corpses to the Specialist hospital in Yola.</p> <p>According to him, the explanation the police gave was that, they were chasing the truck driver for carrying goods suspected to be foreign rice, a situation which led to the unfortunate incident, resulting in the death of many.</p> <p>“But, there was no foreign rice in the truck, it was farm produce. The driver said they were chasing him for refusing to give them money at a checkpoint the police mounted,” Umar said.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img alt="Trailer crushes 20 people" class="wp-image-420358" src="https://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/trailer-01.jpg" /></figure> </div> <p>Another resident Fidelis Jockthan said he counted several Keke Napeps destroyed by the trailer.</p> <p>He confirmed that there was a serious gridlocked on the Yola Bridge such that no entry in or out of Yola from the Benue bridge towards the Modibbo Adama University of Technology.</p> <p>One of the passengers, a student at the Modibo Adama University, who identified himself as Salisu Ibrahim said narrowly escaped death by whiskers.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img alt="" class="wp-image-420359" src="https://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/trailer-02-1024x491.jpg" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img alt="" class="wp-image-420360" src="https://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/trailer-03.jpg" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img alt="" class="wp-image-420361" src="https://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/trailer-04.jpg" /></figure> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://pluxtime.com.ng/2019/11/13/trailer-crushes-20-people-to-death-while-being-chased-by-police/" rel="nofollow">Trailer crushes 20 people to death while being chased by police</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pluxtime.com.ng" rel="nofollow"></a>.</p> <br /> <br /> from WordPress https://ift.tt/2CCIXxK<br />

Trailer crushes 20 people to death while being chased by police

More than 20 persons were reportedly crushed to death after a trailer loaded with farming produce overran several tricycles popularly known ...

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