Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Kills Motorcyclist in Osogbo

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Tragedy struck on the streets of Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, as a commercial motorcyclist was brutally crushed to death by a sand-carrying truck, whose driver callously fled the scene, leaving a trail of devastation and chaos in his wake.

According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred along East Bye Pass in Oke Osun Area, where the truck collided with the motorcyclist, resulting in instant death.

A roadside corn seller, who witnessed the horror, described the scene, stating that the passenger on the motorcycle was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital in Osogbo.

“The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Oke Osun along East Bye Pass in Osogbo, It involved a truck and an okada carrying a man wearing a uniform.

“The motorcyclist was killed on the spot. His lifeless body is on the ground there, while the officer who was wounded has been taken to a hospital in Osogbo here. The driver of the truck, immediately it happened took to his heels. It was a collision. I was not far from the scene,” Tajudeen said.

When contacted for update, the state Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the traffic section of the command had taken over the matter.

She further said, “Traffic section is handling the matter. One life was lost. The situation is under control. A truck and motorcycle were involved in the accident.”

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