Driver flees as truck kills motorcyclist in Osun

A commercial motorcyclist, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was crushed to death by a truck carrying sand in an accident in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday.

The accident which occurred along East Bye pass in Oke Osun Area, Osogbo led to panic in the neighbourhood, as a few bystanders met by PUNCH Metro, during a visit to the scene, said they watched it happen from not too far distance.

A roadside corn seller, who claimed to have seen the accident from a close distance was distraught while narrating what she saw.

She said the driver of the truck fled the area shortly after the accident.

Our correspondent saw the corpse of the motorcyclist killed in the crash lying beside the road during a visit to the scene while the truck involved had also not been evacuated.

Another resident of the area, simply identified as Tajudeen, said the passenger being conveyed by the dead motorcyclist was injured and had been rushed to a hospital in Osogbo.

“The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Oke Osun along East Bye Pass in Osogbo, It involved a truck and an okada carrying a man wearing a uniform.

“The motorcyclist was killed on the spot. His lifeless body is on the ground there, while the officer who was wounded has been taken to a hospital in Osogbo here. The driver of the truck, immediately it happened took to his heels. It was a collision. I was not far from the scene,” Tajudeen said.

When contacted for update, the state Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the traffic section of the command had taken over the matter.

She further said, “Traffic section is handling the matter. One life was lost. The situation is under control. A truck and motorcycle were involved in the accident.”

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