At least four persons including a newly wife were killed when a truck loaded with sand saw a motorbike and tricycle expecting traffic signal at Kaduna Refinery Junction along Kachia Road under Chikun government Area of Kaduna State.
Though the explanation for the accident is yet to be ascertained, eyewitness accounts, however, linked the incident to Kaduna State Traffic and Environmental enforcement Agency staff.
The incident drew the ire of youths within the area, who trooped call at large numbers to barricade the road, leading to long traffic.
It took the intervention of security personnel to disperse the angry youth.
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Another source, however, blamed the driving force for speeding while all attempts by KASTELEA officials to prevent him fell on deaf ears.
He said the truck was coming from the Marabah Rido axis and on approaching the KRPC t-junction, the driving force saw the traffic signal on red but attempted to beat the traffic signal .
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