Truck driver absconded after crushing motorcyclist to death in Akure

A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist was on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck along Oda Road in Akure, the capital of Ondo State.

An eyewitness disclosed that the incident occurred when the motorcyclist was returning home after dropping his children in school.

The eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Kunle, said the speeding truck lost control and rammed into the motorcyclist.

He stated that the man died on the spot, leaving residents and passers-by in shock.

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“The man had just dropped his children in school and was on his way home when the tipper crushed him. It was a very sad scene,” he said.

The remains of the deceased were later taken to the mortuary, while the truck driver absconded from the scene.

The Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps 9FRSC), Dr Samuel Ibitoye, and the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, said they were yet to be briefed on the incident.

The Star