Chaos as truck crushes motorcyclist

Commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada riders went on the rampage yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, over the killing of their colleague by a trailer. 

The motorcyclist was reportedly hit by a cab before he was crushed to death by the trailer. The incident occurred at the popular Iwo Road interchange.
It was said to have been caused by the activities of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs), who were checking documents of commercial vehicles plying the route. Witnesses and members of the Okada Riders Association said a Lagos-bound trailer crushed the middle-aged motorcyclist to death after he was hit by the cab whose driver was trying to evade inspection by VIO officials. “It was while the VIOs stopped the driver of the Micra cab for checking and he wanted to run away that he hit the Okada rider. “Unfortunately, the motorcyclist swerved uncontrollably and ran underneath the trailer.
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