Gbenga Odogun, LokojaA truck belonging to Dangote Cement Company was on Tuesday set ablaze in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, following the killing of a man and one of his sons. While the middle-aged man and one of his sons were crushed to death, the other son reportedly escaped unhurt. It was gathered that onlookers, who witnessed the accident, set the truck ablaze. The state police command said the truck driver lost control at the Zone 8 roundabout and crushed a pedestrian and injured one other person, who was receiving treatment at a hospital. Aya confirmed the death of one person, but said the identity of the injured person could not be immediately ascertained.

Source: Punch July 21, 2020 23:48 UTC