Truck kills motorcyclist in early morning crash in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi –
Tragedy struck in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday morning when a man was crushed to death by a speeding tipper along Oda Road.
The victim, according to witnesses, was returning home after dropping his children at school when the incident occurred.
The tipper was said to have lost control and rammed into his motorcycle.
A bystander described the incident as sudden and devastating.
“The man had just dropped his children at school and was on his way home when the tipper crushed him. It was a very sad scene,” the eyewitness said.
The impact of the collision reportedly killed the man instantly.
As of the time of filing this report, the remains of the deceased had been evacuated from the scene, while efforts were ongoing to apprehend the tipper driver, who fled immediately after the accident.
