A 60-year-old man, Joseph Omotemi, has been mowed down by a hit-and-run driver along the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to the Punch, the incident happened on Sunday night, making the third hit-and-run incident resulting in death within Lagos and Ogun States in just five days.
According to reports by the Ogun State Police Command, the sexagenarian was attempting to cross to the other side of the expressway when an unidentified driver struck him, killing him instantly.
The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said eyewitnesses blamed the deceased for not properly assessing the road before attempting to cross it.
She said, “The accident happened when the pedestrian attempted to cross the expressway without properly checking for oncoming vehicles, resulting in a high-speed car striking and killing him on the spot.
“The deceased’s body has been taken to Real Divine Touch Hospital in Ibafo.”
The police spokesperson said police officers, led by the Divisional Police Officer, had launched a manhunt to apprehend the fleeing driver and ensure justice was served.
It would be recalled that an unidentified female pedestrian was killed by a driver on the Ijebu-Ijesha Road in Ogun State on November 21, 2024.
Also on Wednesday about 6:17, another female passenger lost her life in an accident, while the other passengers narrowly survived.
The accident involved a fully loaded Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BOJ716XF and an unidentified truck.
The passenger bus from Lagos State to Ibadan reportedly collided with the unidentified truck, which had entered the motorway at high speed from a nearby trailer park without properly checking for oncoming traffic.
