A trip by 20-year-old undergraduate of Yaba College of Technology, Bukola Ajayi to drop her younger sibling in school has left a family in distraught after an overloaded truck lost control and rammed into the tricycle they were travelling in. Things however could have been worse if not for the bravery and heroic action taken by Ms Ajayi that saved her younger brother’s life.
She literally gave her life to save that of her younger brother on Tuesday pushing him out of the tricycle before impact but sadly, there wasn’t enough time for her to save herself.
An eye witness gave an account of what happened:
“The problem we have here is that the road slopes from Abule Egba to Ekoro Road. Around 7.15am, the trailer was coming from Abule Egba; it was supposed to turn towards Ile Epo, en route to Oshodi.
“However, when the vehicle’s brakes failed, the driver lost control and the trailer continued its downward journey. First, the trailer crushed a Tata bus and pushed it into a gutter. At this point, everybody started scurrying to safety. The passengers in the tricycle, where the lady was, also jumped out.
“The lady had sat by the entrance, while the boy sat on her laps. The place where she sat was on the trailer’s path. She quickly pushed her brother to the other side. As she moved to follow him, the trailer crushed her.”
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