Two construction workers were on Thursday reportedly dead when attempting to pick a fetcher that fell into a well at a site in Ile-Ife.
It was gathered the sad incident occurred along Ife-Ilesa road opposite Ilesa motor park in the afternoon.
An eye witness, Usman Olawale disclosed that the two were at the well to fetch water but the fetcher fell into the well and one of them entered the well to retrieve it but he was drowned.
“The other man also entered into the well too to rescue his colleague but was stuck inside the well. This prompted co-workers to raise alarm which attracted other people in the environment.
The people then called operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense as well as fire service personnel, who eventually retrieved the bodies of the dead workers”, he narrated.
When contacted, the Spokesperson, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke said the two men came from Iwo to work at the site.
She added that the body of the two men were recovered from the well after several hours by combined operatives of NSCDC and Fire service.
(Vanguard News)