Two siblings were confirmed dead on Saturday in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo local government area of Ondo state when a truck loaded with sand crushed them
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It was a sad day in Edo on Friday as two road accidents claimed 15 lives in Arue-Uromi and Agbede.
The Arue-Uromi accident reportedly claimed the lives of six children, four girls and two boys, said to be from one family.
One account of the incident said the children were crossing the road while another said they were playing football when an approaching Mercedes Benz car in an attempt to avoid a pothole, swerved and killed them.
It was learnt that the incident immediately provoked rage from residents of the area who blocked the road and burnt the Mercedes Benz car.