By Opeyemi Adeoti
A man simply identified as Baba Shadrach was killed at the weekend when a truck carrying sand hit him and his two sons while riding his motorcycle popularly called Okada.
The incident occured on Saturday around 6:00 am when the deceased was reportedly going to the farm with his children.
One of the sons who suffered a broken leg during the incident is presently receiving treatment at a local hospital.
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It was gathered that the tipper driver was driving against the traffic when he rammed into the victims at Amoyo opposite Anu Oluwa Petrol Station, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The lifeless body of the deceased and one of the injured sons were still there when National Moonlight visited the scene.
An eyewitness, Mrs Omolola Awodibu, explained that the tipper driver left his lane and was driving against the traffic.
The wife of the deceased (Mama Shadrach) who was called to the scene from their house by residents, said her late husband was going to the farm with the children.
“We just finished our morning devotion before they left home. This is too much for me to bear”, the wailing wife added.
The state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corpse (FRSC), Stephen Dawulung, said he would get back when contacted.
Residents called on the state government to find a a lasting solution to the over speeding menace by the tipper drivers along the Amoyo-Idofian Expressway to reduce incessant road clash and death along the corridor.
