A Toyota Coaster bus has knocked down, a pedestrian leading to his death at Imowo, along the Imowo-Ibadan Road inward Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, a development which caused serious traffic congestion along the route due to the obstruction caused by the bus.
Penpushing reports that spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed this on Monday explaining that the fatal accident occurred at about 4:45 pm on Sunday
The agency spokesperson pointed that out that the traffic operatives and police officers from the Obalende Division were immediately deployed to the scene to manage traffic and rescue operations.
Penpushing further reports that Akinbiyi stated that the accident happened when the pedestrian allegedly failed to check the other side of the road before attempting to cross, stating that there was a diversion to a single lane outward Ijebu Ode due to ongoing road rehabilitation works along the axis.
“According to eyewitness account, the pedestrian forgot to check the other side of the road before crossing the road. There is diversion to one lane due to ongoing road rehabilitation on the axis’, he said
Penpushing also reports that Akinbiyi added that no other injuries were recorded in the incident aside from the death of the male pedestrian, explaining that its operatives controlled vehicular movement around the scene to ease traffic congestion and prevent secondary accidents.
“TRACE operatives assisted in carrying the presumed dead into the OGSAS ambulance, while the body was subsequently conveyed to the General Hospital mortuary, Ijebu Ode,” the statement added.
Penpushing reports that he said the accidented Toyota Coaster bus was later evacuated from the road and moved to the Police Area Command, Igbeba, for further investigation, stating that as at the time of filing this report normal vehicular movement had been restored after the evacuation exercise.
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