Bus Kills Twin Sisters trekking to School in Ogun state

Two children of the same parents were on Friday
crushed to death on their way to school by a
commercial bus in Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The accident, according to an eyewitness, occurred
at about 8. a.m. while the children were on their
way to school.
Witnesses say the bus lost control and ran over the
students, killing two of the twin sisters and injuring
their older brother.
The girls were aged 8, and the brother is 14.
“We heard a sound and we quickly rushed down
before we realized that a vehicle had knocked down
some pupils in school uniform.
“We immediately stopped a taxi and took the
children to the hospital and the nurses tried their
best.
“But they later confirmed that the girls were dead
while their brother is responding to treatment,” he
said.
Adegoke Adetunji, the FRSC Sector Commander in
Ogun, who confirmed the accident, said it was a lone
accident in which the driver ran over the children.
Mr. Adetunji blamed the driver for dangerous
driving, saying that he lost control and ran over the
children.
“We got the report of the accident, which happened
around 8 a.m., at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta.
“We gathered that the Toyota Picnic bus with
registration number KTU 175 DZ was coming from
Sango, “he said.
He said the driver of the vehicle, who tried to
escape, had been arrested by the police and taken to
Lafenwa police station in Abeokuta.
The sector commander advised motorists to always
avoid dangerous driving, saying they should also put
into consideration other road users.(NAN)