The Lagos State Police Command has reported an incident in which a five-year-old girl named Bosede was fatally struck by a truck while crossing the Iganmu-Apapa expressway with her mother.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the heartbreaking occurrence to journalists on Sunday.
Mr. Hundeyin stated that the Iponri Police Division was alerted to the accident on Saturday around 11:30 a.m.
He said the accident happened at Iganmu under the bridge, inward Apapa, involving a truck driven by a yet-to-be-identified driver.
The spokesperson said the girl and her mother were allegedly crossing the expressway when the truck hit and crushed her head, killing her on the spot.
Mr Hundeyin said the police traffic officers from the division visited the scene and removed the corpse for burial by the family.
He said an investigation is ongoing for the possible arrest of the fleeing driver.
(NAN)
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