Ekohotblog, September 21, 2020….
A Motorcyclist has been confirmed dead while passenger sustained life threatening injuries after being knocked down by an over speeding vehicle allegedly owned by an internet fraudster.
The accident happened at New Farm area of Sapele council area in Delta state on Monday morning.
Ekohotblog gathered that the Okada rider who was in his 30s died on the spot while his passenger, a woman, was rushed to the hospital by the driver of the GLK in a keke.
The speeding vehicle unnumbered Mercedes-Benz GLK was purchased last week before the accident.
Residents said the Okada man had picked the woman from Gana market area before the speeding GLK driver brushed them from behind.
“The accident happened right in my presence. The driver of the GLK was on speed and he crushed the okada man and the passenger he was carrying to farm from behind.
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“The Okada man died on the spot while the GLK driver rushed the seriously injured passenger to hospital. We thought both occupants of the motorcycle were dead. I doubt if the woman would make it but except by the grace of God”, an eyewitness said.
Confirming the report, an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Sapele said their operatives had recovered the car and damaged motorcycle from the scene of the accident.
The FRSC official, added that the officers of the commission have evacuated the remains of the late Okoda rider to the Sapele Central Hospital Morgue.
When contacted, Delta Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the accident, saying “It was fatal. Somebody died but I am yet to get the full report.”
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