The Ogun State Police Command has stated that it has commenced a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified hit-and-run driver who killed two people on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, News About Nigeria reports.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, stated this on Tuesday while confirming the incident.
She noted that the victims, identified simply as Suleiman and Emeka, lost their lives after a hit-and-run driver knocked them off the overhead bridge at the Kara Market on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.
She disclosed that the victims were confirmed dead, minutes after they were rushed to the Lagos State Emergency Clinic at the old toll gate in the Ojota Area of Lagos State.
Odutola further noted that the driver was believed to have lost control of his vehicle before ramming into the three travellers who were waiting to board a vehicle on the bridge, adding that the third traveller, identified as Ishola, sustained serious injuries and is still in the hospital.
“They were taken to the Lagos State Emergency Clinic at the old toll gate in the Ojota Area of Lagos State. The two travellers who fell off the bridge were confirmed dead minutes after they were rushed to the hospital.
“The driver was believed to have lost control of his vehicle before ramming into the three travellers who were waiting to board a vehicle on the bridge. The third traveller, Ishola, sustained serious injuries. He is still in the hospital.
“The corpses of the victims have been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in the Sagamu area of Ogun State for preservation and autopsy. We are making efforts to trace the family of the deceased to inform them about the incident. We are also working on identifying and arresting the driver,” she stated.
