TRAGEDY struck yesterday at
Owena ,a border town between Osun and Ekiti state when the Osun state
coordinator of the Federal Road Safety Corps {FRSC} special Marshal
programme chief S.O Adewale was crushed to death.
The road safety officer
ironically was killed by an articulated truck which ran into his car when he,
his wife and son were returning from a trip to Ondo state.
His wife and son, who
was reportedly injured was rushed to emergency unit of Obafemi Awolowo
University Teaching Hospital Complex{OAUTHC} Ile-Ife for treatment.
Eye witness account said
the FRSC chief was coming from Owo in ondo state with his wife when he met his
sudden death at Owenna where he packed his car by the roadside to
purchase some items from a popular market in the area.
The articulated truck coming from Akure end was said to have rammed into his stationary car and killed the road safety marshal.
The articulated truck coming from Akure end was said to have rammed into his stationary car and killed the road safety marshal.
The ugly incident
reportedly drew sympathisers who wept at the scene when they learnt that the
victim was a road safety officer who worked to prevent road accident.
The late Adewale, who used
to anchor a popular road safety programme on Osun State Broadcasting
Corporation {OSBC] reportedly died instantly but his wife and son were rushed
to the hospital for treatment.
The Sector Commander of the
FRSC in Osun State, Mr. Mohammed Husaini, who confirmed the story said
the accident involved three vehicles but Adewale was the only person who died.
He said that the deceased’s wife and son were rushed to hospital for treatment.
He said that the deceased’s wife and son were rushed to hospital for treatment.
Source: The Guardian News
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