Akungba Accident: Why Police must Prosecute Truck owner – Adeogun
The member Representing Akoko Southeast and Southwest Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Ade Adeogun has commiserated with the Students Community, Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), People of Akungba and families of the Victims of the Saturday evening ghastly Accident in Akungba Akoko.
Adeogun, in a statement Released to journalists on Sunday also called on the Police in Ondo state to identify, apprehend and prosecute the owner of the truck for manslaughter.
The Rep member who described the incident as “One Accident too Many” said he believes that when owners of vehicles are held accountable for the recklessness of their drivers, they will take more precautions to ensure that vehicles are road-worthy and drivers are more level headed
He said:
“I’ve received with great shock, the news of a ghastly trailer accident that claimed the lives of students and indigenes in Akungba Akoko, Akoko southwest local government Area.”
“I commiserate with the Students Community, the Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), the People of Akungba and families of the Victims.”
“I call on the minister for Works and Housing and the Corps Marshall of Federal Road Safety service Commission to immediately Introduce Low Barriers on the Akungba-Ikare, and Isua-Iwaro Roads to divert Articulated vehicles away from the Akungba and Oka towns Routes.”
“I equally call on the Police to identify, apprehend and prosecute the owner of the truck for manslaughter. It is my believe that when owners of vehicles are held accountable for the recklessness of their drivers, they will take more precautions to ensure that vehicles are road-worthy and drivers are more level headed. Our communities in Akoko South West can no longer bear this frequent loss of human lives”
“The lives of our people matter and this latest accident at Akungba is one Accident too many.” He added.
Nigerian cable news online Reported how a truck load with cement had crash into a open shop after a break failure around 6:00pm on Saturday.
