Tragedy as a motorcycle rider was crushed to death by a commerical bus driver also known as Danfo along Eko Bridge in Lagos.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the Okada rider was knocked down by a yellow commerical bus while driving his bike against traffic and the bus driver reportedly absconded the accident scene.
Reacting to the incident, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde has expressed sympathy to the family of the Okada rider over the loss
The Commissioner expressed disappointment that the bus driver escaped immediate arrest but gave assurance that the culprit would be apprehended by the police and brought to justice.
While reiterating government’s directive to all road users to desist from flouting traffic laws, Oladeinde warned commercial motorcycle riders to stop taking laws into their hands and disturbing the peace in the State whenever any of their members got involved in an accident.