A five-year-old girl, identified simply as Bosede, has been crushed to death by a truck while crossing the Iganmu-Apapa expressway in Lagos State with her mother.
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
Hundeyin said the information about the accident was received by the Iponri Police Division at about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11.
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He said the accident, which occurred at Iganmu under the bridge, inward Apapa, involved a truck driven by a yet-to-be-identified driver.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the girl and her mother were crossing the expressway when the truck hit and crushed her head, killing her on the spot.
Hundeyin said the police traffic officers from the division visited the scene and removed the corpse for burial by the family.
He said an investigation was ongoing for the possible arrest of the fleeing driver.
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