Akure, the ondo state capital was thrown into pandemonium on Thursday evening when a car rammed into ever busy Arakale market , along Nepa -Cash Hold road, where no fewer than three persons lost their lives into the ghastly auto crash
Several other market men and women were left severely injured into the ugly incident including some passers -by
The incident took place at the Provision Line, a commercial hub in the market, causing chaos and sorrow among traders and residents.
Kemi Adeola an eyewitness who narrowly escaped said that , the driver of a private blue car, suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, lost control of the vehicle while descending from the NEPA Road axis, and rammed into the crowd at the marketplace.
She also said further that an ice cream vendor and some commercial motorcyclists were among the casualties, as their stalls and motorcycles were severely damaged in the crash.
A popular commercial motorcyclist, identified as Bobo, who narrowly escaped death, had his motorcycle damaged in the accident.
According to another witness who said
“The car was speeding from the NEPA side, and before anyone could understand what was happening, it rammed straight into people. The stench of alcohol from the driver’s mouth was strong, he looked completely dazed.”
While some attributed the crash to drunken driving, another eyewitness suspected the cause to be brake failure.
Sympathisers trooped to the scene, as the corpses of the deceased were conveyed to the morgue of the State Specialist Hospital, Akure.
Those who sustained injuries in the accident are said to be receiving treatment at different hospitals across the city.
