A former Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed
Ladoja, on yesterday (May 29) lost one of his sons in an auto crash on the Eko
Bridge in Lagos.
The deceased, identified as Adebola
Ladoja, was driving a Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, and was said to be
on his way to Lagos Island when a Daf truck, with number plate, JJJ 59 XA,
driven by one Justice Oseghai, rammed into his car on the Eko Bridge.
An eyewitness told PUNCH that the driver of the Daf truck, who was on top speed, lost control of his vehicle, rammed into the median of the bridge, before he eventually crashed into the deceased’s car. He said, “It took several hours before the victim could be rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle.
He was trapped behind the wheels with blood gushing out of his head.” Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, while confirming the incident, added that it occurred at about 3.30pm. She said: At about 3.30pm on the Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, a Daf truck with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven by one Justice Oseghai, ran into a Volkswagen Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, driven by one Adebola Ladoja, the son of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja.
The victim died on the spot. The corpse has been removed to the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for autopsy while the truck driver has been arrested.
Culled From Gist Planet
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