A female commuter was killed by a hit-and-run driver at Arepo Bus Stop, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
According to The Punch, the unknown woman was attempting to cross the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when the driver, who was driving inward Ogun State, knocked her down at the bus stop.
The motorist who was driving a Toyota Highlander sped off after crushing the woman.
An eyewitness, Amos Fagbamigbe, who operates a commercial bus at Arepo Bus-Stop, said the impact of the accident broke the woman’s neck and hand, adding that she died on the spot.
He said, “The vehicle was a black Toyota Highlander and the driver was coming from Lagos. The vehicle crushed the woman as she wanted to cross the road. Maybe she didn’t look at the road well; the driver knocked her down and did not wait.
“People used vehicles and motorcycles to chase the driver, but when they got to the Asese area, they stopped as the expressway was free. The accident broke the woman’s neck and hand. I was the one that alerted officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps to the incident. Someone even stole the woman’s phone after she got knocked down.”
A fuel attendant at the bus stop, who spoke strictly on condition of anonymity, said no fewer than five people had died within the space of one week at the bus stop.
He said, “The woman that got knocked down yesterday just got down from a motorcycle and wanted to cross the road when the accident happened. Last week, about five persons lost their lives because of accidents at this junction. We need a pedestrian crossing at this junction.”
The Ogun State Sector Commander, FRSC, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident.
He said, “It was practically a hit-and-run case. Our people were not at the spot at the time of the incident for them to note the number of the vehicle and flag it. They (FRSC officials) were the ones who removed the corpse from the road.”
