A female staff member of the University of Ilesa in Osun State, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, on Wednesday, d!ed as a container filled with cashew nuts being conveyed by a truck fell on her car
The accident, which happened along Ilesa/Ibodi Expressway, a few meters away from the university’s gate, caused panic, as people made efforts to rescue the victim whose car was trapped under the container.
The development also reportedly caused traffic gridlock on the ever-busy road, as the vehicles involved the crash blocked part of the expressway.
Sources in the university said the victim had left the campus after close of work and was heading home when the truck lost control, and the container it carried fell on the car driven by the woman.
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osun State, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the accident, adding that the deceased was brought out dead from her car.
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