Man Crushed to Death While Making Calls

A Mazda car loaded with crates of eggs has crushed a twenty-six-year-old man to death along Isiun-Abeokuta expressway.

Witness account reported that the accident occurred when the deceased was making calls while crossing the expressway.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, in a report said the deceased and his brother were travelling to Lagos from Abeokuta when their vehicle broke down.

According to the report, while other passengers were standing by the roadside waiting for the driver to repair the vehicle, the deceased was making calls on phone.

The corpse has been deposited at the morgue while the driver has been taken to police custody.

The driver of the car while speaking with newsmen shortly after Mr. Bolaji Balogun said the deceased rammed into the vehicle while on the expressway.

Wale Oluokun