Truck Driver Fatally Crushes Two-Year-Old at Warewa on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A truck driver, Tunde Popoola, has crushed a two-year-old to death at the Warewa axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun state.

The tragic incident occurred last December 2 along Ganu Road, Off the Expressway.

The driver who reported the incident to the police is now in custody.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the driver did not notice that the rear tire of his truck had crushed the child, and continued driving.

People who noticed the incident shouted at the driver who then stopped to find out why they were shouting at him, only to notice the dead child crushed by the rear tire of his truck.

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Odutola said the driver rushed the child to a hospital where she was pronounced dead by a doctor.

The child’s corpse had been released for burial after they insisted on taking the deceased victim’s corpse.

The police commissioner, Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha, has warned the drivers in the state to avoid reckless driving and obey traffic, especially during this Yuletide season, noting that the police will not hesitate to prosecute any driver who causes death or injuries to other road users.

Furthermore, the police disclosed the arrest of Emmanuel Alfred, a truck driver, on December 3 for the alleged killing of a bus driver, Alfa Rafiu, who was repairing his bus parked in Ibafo along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Describing the specific incidents, the statement detailed, “On December 3, 2023, a motor vehicle rammed into a commercial driver of a bus with registration number KWARA AFN 890 YNL, identified as Alfa Rafiu, of Ile Ofearan in Kwara State, who was repairing his Toyota Hiace Bus, which was well parked by the roadside after developing a fault.

The driver, Alfa Rafiu, lost his life on the spot. The corpse has been deposited at a mortuary in Ibafo. The vehicle has been recovered for safekeeping purposes.