Monday, November 4, 2024- The Ogun State Police Command is on the hunt for an
unidentified driver who allegedly killed two persons, including a driver and a
passenger, at the Ibafo section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident took place at approximately 11:23 p.m. on Saturday, in
front of the NIPCO Gas Filling Station.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola,
confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Sunday, stating that it involved
a Nissan Caravan commercial bus with the number plate DELTA AGB 840 ZT and an
unidentified truck belonging to the Indomie company.
The truck driver, whose identity was still unknown as of the time of
filing this report, was reportedly driving recklessly out of the NIPCO filling
station when the commercial vehicle collided with it
Following the collision, our correspondent learnt that the commercial
bus driver and a passenger died instantly, while the truck driver fled the
scene upon realising the consequences of his driving.
Our correspondent learnt that officers from the Ojodu Abiodun Division
had launched a manhunt to apprehend the fleeing truck driver.
Odutola said, “The truck suddenly exited the NIPCO gas filling station
without a clear view of the expressway, and the oncoming Nissan bus, travelling
at high speed crashed into it.
“The driver of the Nissan bus and a passenger died on the spot, and
their bodies have been taken to the Real Divine Touch Hospital in Ibafo. The
truck driver fled the scene with his vehicle.
“All efforts are underway to apprehend the fleeing driver. The Nissan
bus has been recovered and is currently held at the police station for
safekeeping and VIO inspection.”
This incident follows another fatal accident that occurred on November
1, 2024, involving a truck with the number plate 373 and a motorcycle with the
plate OGUN TTN 988 VN, which claimed the lives of three people along Ayetoro
Road in Adehun, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.
The command attributed the cause of the accident to the dangerous
driving of the truck driver, identified as Olushola Adedokun, resulting in his
arrest by the police operatives in Lafenwa division.
Odutola further concluded that the dangerous driving resulted in the
deaths of the motorcycle rider, Aderoju Gafar, 52, and one of the two
passengers, Toyosi Odeluyi, 25. The second passenger, whose name and address
have not yet been identified, sustained a leg fracture.
“The accident was caused by the dangerous driving of the truck driver,
who has since been arrested and detained. The injured passenger was taken to
the hospital by his family members before we arrived at the scene.
“One of the bodies has been released to a family member upon request for
burial, while the other has been taken to the mortuary,” Odutola stated.
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