Army Officer crushed to death by an heavy duty truck

A truck loaded with granite has been reported to crush an Army officer identified as R. A. Nata’ala to death in Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta.

The accident was said to have occurred in the early hours of today,  10:30 a.m to be précised.

According to an eyewitness, it was said that the victim was driving his motorcycle with number plate: PKA 567 QD when a truck with registration number JJJ 833 XW had brake failure and crushed him to the other side of the road.

The eyewitness said that the truck swerved off from its lane and crushed the soldier who was riding his motorcycle to death.

According to residents and law enforcement agencies, the truck was said to be coming from Ajebo-Idi-Aba road, heading toward Ijaye when the incident occurred.

The eyewitness explained that the traffic light had stopped some vehicles going toward Idi-Aba, including the victim’s motorcycle when the truck ran into the soldier’s motorcycle and killed him.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

Akinbiyi said that the truck after losing control hit a Mazda car marked APP 272 DH before hitting the motorcycle marked PKA 567 QD.

The corpse of the deceased has however been deposited at the mortuary of the State Hospital, Ijaye.