There was tragedy yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, when a tipper crushed a yet-to-be-identified woman to death.The incident which occurred at about 7am threw passersby and residents of Oke Ila into mourning. The driver fled the scene to avoid being lynched. The brake of the tipper marked ADK 13 XA was said tohave failed as the driver hit the deceased who was just mounting a commercial motorcycle.
The body had been deposited at the mortuary of the State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).The commercial motorcycle rider, who was also hit, was also rushed to the hospital where doctors are battling to save his life.The Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mohammed Olowo, said the tipper would be impounded at the police station while the whereabouts of the driver remained unknown.Olowo said: “The accident occurred as a result of brake failure. The truck hit a woman who had mounteda motorcycle which stopped to take her to her destination.“The woman died instantly. The motorcyclist was badly wounded. We don’t know the whereabouts of the driver now but members of the association of tipper drivers have come in.“The truck has been impounded at the police station. We are appealing anyone who knows the woman to come to the state mortuary for her body.
All Credits: EKITI.COM
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