A 30-year-old tanker driver, Mr. Sunday Adeyemi has been arrested for allegedly crushing an unidentified man to death at Ajegunle Bus Stop on the Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway.
Adeyemi, who hails from Okeho in Oyo State, was driving a tanker belonging to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Tuesday, when he hit a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as okada. The accident resulted in the death of the passenger on the okada.
Adeyemi was apprehended at the toll gate, a few metres away from the accident scene while trying to escape, by patrolling officials of the Ota Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
An eyewitness, who gave his name as Wole Adebowale, said the victim was crushed by the tanker while the motorcyclist was trying to manoeuvre between a commercial bus and the tanker.
His word: "I was at the back of the tanker which was on the fast lane of the expressway, while a commercial bus driver came out of the bus stop, hit and pushed the cyclist on the path of the tanker crushing the victim who had fallen off the motorcycle."
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Tanker crushes man in Lagos
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
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It wasnt the tanker driver's fault,the fault was from the commercial driver,bcos if the commercial driver didnt push the Okada rider on the path of tankers lane,he wouldn't have crushed him.Therefore,the commercial bus driver should be hold responsible.moreover he can't hold his break compared to the smaller bus.
ReplyDeleteThough i feel for the passenger that lost his life but this is a warning for all motorcyclists to desist from driving on expressways.May the soul of the departed rest in perfect peace.
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