The incident occurred along the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro Road as the students were returning home after finishing their examination for the day.

A resident of the area, Eko Nicholas, who spoke with newsmen, said the truck, which was coming from the Molipa end of the road, suddenly veered off its lane, hitting the students before crashing into the fence of a nearby Redeemed Christian Church of God parish.

Nicholas, who is the Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), lamented the increasing number of accidents on the road since it was rehabilitated.

He blamed the recurring accidents on the government’s failure to install speed breakers or road bumps that would help control speeding and reckless driving in the area.

Nicholas said the CDWR had previously written to the government on the issue but received no response.

While confirming the incident with newsmen, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said that its officers in the area had reported the fatal accident.