An angry mob on Saturday set ablaze a Dangote truck for killing one motorcyclist and injuring three others .
The incident happened around 8 am on the old Ibadan Roundabout Road , Ago - Iwoye , in the Ijebu - North Local Government Area of Ogun State . The accident involved a Dangote truck and a motorcycle .
The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps , Babatunde Akinbiyi , confirmed the incident .
Akinbiyi said it occurred as a result of over speeding by the truck driver. He said the truck driver lost control and ran over a moving motorcycle , killing the rider and injuring three others .
Irked by the incident , an angry mob besieged the road and set ablaze the truck while the driver was reportedly beaten to a pulp .
The driver was later rescued by officers of TRACE , Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , Federal Road Safety Corps and the police.
Akinbiyi , in a statement , explained that the Dangote truck driver was coming from Ago - Iwoye inward Ijebu - Ode when the incident happened .
He said , “ The driver , due to overspeeding , could not control the vehicle as it approached Ibadan Roundabout and collided with a motorcycle rider who was trying to negotiate the roundabout at the time .
“ The driver of the Dangote truck was later apprehended after making attempts to run away and was beaten to a pulp by the angry mob which also set the truck on fire.
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