Some youths, in Saki, a town in Oyo State, on Monday burnt a truck taking cattle out of Saki, for killing a boy, Ayuba Raji.
It was gathered that the incident happened at Challenge junction, along a road under construction in the town. A resident of the town, Kazeem Adeniyi, told reporters in Ibadan on Tuesday that the ongoing road construction was responsible for the accident.
According to him, motorists are fond of wrong-way driving on the road, accounting for crashes in recent times. He also blamed the problem on speeding and reckless driving by truck drivers.
Another resident of the town and advocate of Saki Town Development, Adekunle Lawal, popularly known as Saki First, condemned the contractors handling the Saki dual carriageway.
It was late before Saki First (Lawal) could get in touch with the police to prevent more damage from being done. Speeding and reckless driving are what we know those cow transporters for”, and urged the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) to train people properly on how to drive.
That was reportedly the second accident in three months.
