PUNCH Online gathered that the accident occurred on Sunday around 9:55am when a Mitsubishi truck with number plate KTU209YF derailed and hit the pedestrian who was on the sidewalk.
An eyewitness identified simply as Moses said the truck was travelling towards Ibadan when it lost control and collided with a pedestrian.
“The truck was travelling inward Ibadan at top speed when it suddenly lost control and hit the guy who was on the sidewalk. The impact tossed the man into a ditch along the highway.
“The driver and his motorboy were also injured because the truck somersaulted a couple of times before ramming into the man. They were rushed to the hospital for treatment,” Moses said on Monday.
Speaking with PUNCH Online on the accident, the state Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and said the pedestrian was confirmed dead later..
She said, “The driver and motor boy sustained wounds. The driver was travelling from Lagos, heading towards Lenuwa Village on the Motorway, towards the Ibadan corridor of the road. The report showed that the driver, who was believed to be speeding, lost control of the wheel and somersaulted before ramming into the deceased.
“The driver, motorboy, and pedestrian sustained injuries and were rushed to a hospital in Sagamu for treatment. The pedestrian was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty shortly after arriving at the hospital. The corpse has been retrieved and deposited at an Idera hospital mortuary.”
PUNCH Online reported on Christmas Day of 2019 that two pedestrians were killed and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a Honda Sport Utility Vehicle allegedly drove against the traffic on the Ibafo corridor of the highway and rammed into them.
The Honda Element SUV, with registration number KSF 946 DB, reportedly knocked down the two pedestrians who were said to be waiting to board a commercial bus, killing them on the spot.
