Woman killed by truck while praying in the church

 Tragedy struck, on Thursday, when a
middle-aged woman was  crushed to death while
praying  inside a church in Sotunbo, area along the
busy Sagamu/Ikorodu road in  Sagamu Local
Government Area of Ogun state. The  incident, which occurred at about 6.00 am, was
reported to be the second in three weeks in the same
church.
According to an eye-witness, the tipper with number
plate XM 594 SMK was  from Sagamu end of the
road, but had a blowout in one of its front tyres, making the driver lose control and  rammed into the
church. It was gathered that the woman, identified as Iyawo
Alfa, was hit from behind  while kneeling in prayer
with her four months old baby.
But, while the woman died on the spot, her baby and
the Pastor who was in front of her during the prayer
survived. Vanguard gathered that Police had  arrested  two
persons in respect of the accident.
It  was further gathered that a  similar   accident
occurred in front of the church about three weeks ago
when an 18-seater bus had an accident in which the
driver died.

Vanguard