A tragic incident occurred Tuesday morning in Osun as a truck loaded with sharp sand crushed a commercial motorcyclist to death.
The spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident that occurred along East By-Pass via Fountain University.
According to Opalola, “One life was lost,” she also added that an NSCDC officer involved in the accident was taken to hospital.
It was gathered that the truck was attempting to join another lane, when it jammed the motorcyclist who was conveying a security operative.
An eyewitness called Samuel explained that “the bike man who was carrying an operative of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was coming from Africa area going toward Ilesa garage and the truck was coming from Ilesa garage area lane.
“The truck wanted to join the lane going toward Ilesa garage, that was when the driver crushed the motorcyclist. It was like a head-on collision.”
He continued, “The commercial motorcyclist died immediately and the NSCDC man was injured.”