Two female hawkers were on Friday crushed to death by a truck along Lotto axis of popular the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Spokesman of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred around 3:30 pm, saying that the driver of the truck, marked SMK 82 XY, lost control, skidded off the road and rammed into two female roadside vendors, killing them on the spot.

The TRACE spokesman stated that three other persons were injured in the accident.

“The truck has been taken to Mowe Divisional Police Station, with the driver in their custody.”

Akinbiyi said that the deceased were deposited at the Idera morgue in Sagamu while the injured were taken to Famobis hospital, Mowe.

He commiserated with the family of the deceased while urging motorists to avoid excessive speeding and reckless driving on the road.