A truck mentioned to be totally loaded with items has crushed a yet-to-be-identified man to dying alongside Lenuwa Village hall on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
PUNCH On-line gathered that the accident occurred on Sunday round 9:55am when a Mitsubishi truck with quantity plate KTU209YF derailed and hit the pedestrian who was on the sidewalk.
An eyewitness recognized merely as Moses mentioned the truck was travelling in direction of Ibadan when it misplaced management and collided with a pedestrian.
“The truck was travelling inward Ibadan at high velocity when it all of the sudden misplaced management and hit the man who was on the sidewalk. The affect tossed the person right into a ditch alongside the freeway.
“The driving force and his motorboy have been additionally injured as a result of the truck somersaulted a few occasions earlier than ramming into the person. They have been rushed to the hospital for therapy,” Moses mentioned on Monday.
Talking with PUNCH On-line on the accident, the state Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and mentioned the pedestrian was confirmed useless later..
She mentioned, “The driving force and motor boy sustained wounds. The driving force was travelling from Lagos, heading in direction of Lenuwa Village on the Motorway, in direction of the Ibadan hall of the street. The report confirmed that the motive force, who was believed to be dashing, misplaced management of the wheel and somersaulted earlier than ramming into the deceased.
“The driving force, motorboy, and pedestrian sustained accidents and have been rushed to a hospital in Sagamu for therapy. The pedestrian was confirmed useless by a health care provider on responsibility shortly after arriving on the hospital. The corpse has been retrieved and deposited at an Idera hospital mortuary.”
PUNCH On-line reported on Christmas Day of 2019 that two pedestrians have been killed and three others sustained various levels of accidents after a Honda Sport Utility Car allegedly drove in opposition to the site visitors on the Ibafo hall of the freeway and rammed into them.
The Honda Factor SUV, with registration quantity KSF 946 DB, reportedly knocked down the 2 pedestrians who have been mentioned to be ready to board a business bus, killing them on the spot.
