Newsone understands that a truck has reportedly rammed into Ojodu Grammar School alongside Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial city, killing several students who were returning from school.
Though Newsone Nigeria cannot independently verify the number of students killed, a report filed by POOJA Media, an Editor at Ojodu Times, claim no fewer than students have been killed in the accident.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, @PoojaMedia wrote with an image: “According to reports, a truck just ran into Grammar school, Ojodu Berger students that just closed & over 10 were killed (numbers still increasing).
“The driver ran to Excellence hotel in Ogba before he was arrested. This is so sad”
Another twitter user @amandaoruh wrote: “This is happening right now around Excellence Hotel Ogba, this truck allegedly killed 17 students at Grammar School while they were about to cross.
“The driver fled the scene &he was chased by students and others and his truck set ablaze. The students are destroying any truck seen.”
Confirming the incident, another twitter user @OduduwaR, uploaded a video of some injured students suspected to have been victims of the clash at Ojodu Grammar School with a caption: “Kindly retweet aggressively an accident just happened along grammar school Lagos. Secondary school students are brutally injured. They need help now.”