There was pandemonium at first gate axis, Sagamu road in Ikorodu from Thursday evening to early friday as residents protest the death of four persons crushed to death by trailer in the at First Gate proxy Polytechnic.
It was gathered that one person was also injured in the trailer accident.
The protesters, which included transporters on the road, burnt tires to blocked the road.
They also blocked all routes leading to the road, leaving passengers to trek long distances.
An eyewitness described the road as a “death trap”, urging the government to pay urgent attention to it.
He said, “Five people were involved yesterday. Four of them died and one was badly injured. The contractor has abandoned the project and claimed that the Federal Government has not paid.
“The Federal Government should look into this and do something about it urgently. This road has been abandoned. This is a hill and trailers fall easily. It is less than 200 metres. The contractors must return to the site. We cannot be allowing people to die here.”
However, policemen have been deployed to restore order in the area.
It was gathered that some residents earlier staged a protest when the accident happened on Thursday.
It was learnt that the trailer rammed into an oncoming tricycle popularly called ‘Keke’ after losing control.
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