ABEOKUTA—Tragedy struck, yesterday afternoon, at Adedero village, off Kobape-Siun Road, Ogun State, as three young men, believed to be friends, were crushed to death by a hit-and-run driver.
Vanguard gathered that the driver was using a private vehicle and heading towards Abeokuta along with his family members, when the incident occurred.
It was further learned that the victims were standing by the roadside when the speeding vehicle veered of its track and knocked them down.
Two of them died on the spot, while the third victim was taken to a private hospital in Abeokuta by the operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, where he died.
The driver was intercepted by a Police team attached to the Quick Response Squad, QRS, stationed at the entrance of the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan.
The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the remains of the victims have been deposited at the State Hospital in Ijaiye, Abeokuta.
He said: “It was a hit-and-run situation and two of the victims are all confirmed dead, while the third victim was taken to Joseph and Christianah Hospital, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta, where he later died."
