A hit-and-run driver has reportedly killed a motorcyclist, Adeyemi Adeniyi, on the Idofa-Imeko road in the Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The unidentified driver, operating an unregistered ash-colored Mazda 626, was traveling from Imeko towards Ilara when he swerved off his lane and collided with the victim, who was coming from the opposite direction.
Confirming the incident in Abeokuta on Thursday, Ogun State Police Command spokesperson Omolola Odutola attributed the crash to the Mazda driver’s excessive speed. She added that the driver fled the scene on foot, abandoning his vehicle and the victim, who was later taken to General Hospital Imeko by a bystander, where he was pronounced dead.
Odutola said: “Information available indicates that on Sunday around 10:30 hrs there was a hit and run/fatal car accident along Idofa Imeko Road across from Muslim Grammar School involving an unregistered Mazda 626 in Ash colour driven by an unidentified individual and a popular lady’s bike ridden by the late Adeyemi Adeniyi ‘M’ from Professor Asiwaju Road Imeko Mine.
“The accident happened when the aforementioned unregistered Mazda 626 was travelling from Imeko towards Ilara and the deceased was travelling from Ilara towards Imeko.
“Due to speeding upon reaching Muslim Grammar School Imeko the unidentified driver veered from their lane and collided with the oncoming motorcycle.
(allnews.ng)
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