The family of a 45-year-old farmer, Iorngee and his two children (Regina and Tersoo) are in mourning after they were crushed to death by a trailer yesterday.
The sad incident occurred on the busy Makurdi -Lafia federal highway near Daudu, in Guma Local Government area of Benue State.
The trailer was eventually burnt by youths in the area.
Tyoyila Unande an eyewitness told The Nation that the family killed are escaped victims of suspected Fulani attacks, who are taking refuge with other family members.
The father and his two children were returning from the farm when the trailer ran over them and the three died on the spot.