The police in Lagos have arrested a
motorist, Adewole Awosanya, for allegedly crushing a man to death with his
vehicle on Tuesday morning.
It was learnt that the victim,
64-year-old Ojo Eweola, died at the scene of the fatal accident, which occurred
at about 5am near Onigbongbo Bus Stop in the Maryland area of Lagos.
According to eyewitnesses, Awosanya,
who drove a Toyota Corolla vehicle, was suspected to be drunk and returning
from a night party when he swerved off the road at the junction and killed
Eweola.
Eweola initially writhed in
pains on the ground, before giving up minutes later. The incident was also said
to have caused some traffic on the road as pedestrians and motorists gathered
to sympthatise with the deceased.
It was learnt that the police have
detained Awosanya, whose vehicle was marked LND142AH, and Eweola’s body had
been deposited at a morgue.
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