A motorcyclist was on Sunday morning crushed to death by a hit-and-run truck driver around Fan Milk roundabout on Iloawela Road in Ogun State.
The Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi said that the accident occurred at about 12:59 a.m. and that it involved an unidentified truck and a red Boxer motorcycle with registration number ABG 973 QB.
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He said that the accident was caused by dangerous riding by the motorcyclist and also excessive speeding on the part of the truck driver.
“The truck hit the motorcycle and in the process, the rider died on the spot while two other passengers sustained injuries,” he said.
The public relations officer said the injured persons were taken to Ifo General Hospital, while the deceased’s body was deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.
(NAN)