A suspected hit-and-run driver struck and killed two male travellers, identified as Yahaya Suleiman and Emeka, after knocking them off the overhead bridge at the Kara Market on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online also gathered that the third pedestrian, identified only as Ishola, is currently in the hospital fighting for his. “The driver was believed to have lost control of his vehicle before ramming into the three travellers who were waiting to board a vehicle on the bridge. In January 2024, a Nigerian Police Force Inspector named Bulus Joel was reportedly killed by a suspected hit-and-run driver on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Earlier this month a 22-year-old traveller, Elizabeth James, was killed after being knocked down on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.

Source: Punch June 19, 2024 17:05 UTC