Truck kills student
A tragedy occurred, yesterday, on the Zango-Lokoja road, Kogi State, when a truck hit a commercial motorcycle killing its passenger, a 15-year-old secondary school student. Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident said two other persons sustained injuries in the accident which occurred at about 8.00 a.m. An eyewitness, Mr Mike Adejoh, said the driver of the truck fled the scene and abandoned those injured to be evacuated to the hospital by the police and goodwill Nigerians. According to him, the FRSC officials later took the remains of the accident victim to a mortuary. He said following the death of the student, a mob gathered and attempted to burn the truck, but for the quick intervention of security operatives. “Immediately the driver realised what he did, he dropped and took to his heels,” Adejoh said. Contacted, the Police Command’s spokesman, SP William Ovye-Aya, confirmed the incident and said investigation into the cause of the accident had commenced. Also, the FRSC Secto...