Tragedy struck on Ifie Road in Warri South Local Government Area on Friday afternoon as a woman identified simply as Joy and one of her children were crushed to death by a fuel tanker.
The deceased and her three children were said to be riding on a commercial motorcycle on their way home from school when the unfortunate incident occurred, reports The Nation.
According to reports, the motorcycle rider was trying to manoeuvre its way around the moving tanker when the accident occurred, leaving the woman and her child dead at the spot.
It was learnt that the okada rider survived and escaped from the accident scene immediately.
Some good Samaritans reportedly rushed the two other children to a hospital for medical care.
Ifie and neighbouring Ubeji community are hosts to a number of tank farms.
Reacting to the incident, residents of Ifie and Ubeji lamented the high level of recklessness by okada riders and the fuel tanker drivers in the area, just as they reiterated calls for such heavy trucks to move only at night.
