Tragic Crash in Ayetoro, Epe: One Dead, Another Injured as Speeding Car Slams into Parked Truck

• A speeding car crashed into a parked truck in Ayetoro, killing the driver and injuring one.
• The deceased, a union member, had returned to pick up his phone before the accident.
• Security agencies are clearing the wreckage as police investigate.

A devastating accident occurred late Sunday, 9th Feb,2025 evening on Paramount Hill in Ayetoro, Epe, as a speeding Opel Zafira car crashed into a container truck, leaving one person dead and another critically injured.

Ekohotblog reports that according to eyewitnesses, the container truck had broken down and was parked on the hill without proper warning signs.

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The driver of the Zafira, suspected to be intoxicated, was attempting to climb the hill at high speed when he lost control and rammed into the back of the truck, getting trapped underneath.

“The driver was well known in the area. He was a member of the Ayetoro car park union. It’s painful because he had already reached home but returned to pick up his phone where he was charging it.

Unfortunately, he never made it back home,” an eyewitness, who preferred to remain anonymous, said.

Another witness, Mr. Wasiu, described the gruesome scene: “The impact was so strong that it took a while to retrieve his body from under the truck. It was a very tragic sight.”

Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after the accident. The driver was pronounced dead on the spot, while another occupant of the car sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention.

Security agencies were deployed to the scene to remove the wreckage and restore traffic flow in the area.

As of Monday evening, officials were still working on clearing the accident site.

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Residents of Ayetoro expressed concerns over the growing number of accidents on the hill, calling for better road safety measures.

“This is not the first time an accident like this has happened here. The authorities need to do something about vehicles breaking down on this road without proper warnings,” Wasiu added.

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