Fifteen children aged between 12 and 16 years were yesterday crushed
to death in Barkin-Ladi, Plateau State, by a commercial vehicle
conveying maize to a nearby market. Nine others were injured and have
been hospitalized.
The children who were said to be members of the
Boys and Girls Brigade of about three churches in the local government
headquarters were on an early morning keep-fit exercise when the
incident occurred.
It was gathered that the youths from three
churches usually gather for the exercise by jogging to and from nearby
villages but it was an unlucky day as a vehicle carrying maize from
Bokkos lost control and ran into the children numbering about 40 killing
the 15 instantly. An eye witness told Sunday Vanguard that parents
whose children were in the team rushed to the scene to ascertain the
well-being of their children. This created its own commotion. The
bodies of the deceased and the injured were later taken to a nearby
health centre where the injured were given first aid treatment before
they were transferred to the Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos.
Police
Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP, Felicia Anslem confirmed
the incident, adding that investigations had commenced and efforts were
on to track down the fleeing driver of the vehicle.
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