Tipper Crushes Father Of 30 Children To Death In Kogi – FRSC

Tipper Crushes Father Of 30 Children To Death In Kogi – FRSC
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a father of 30 children was killed on Monday when a tipper rammed his motorcycle in Kogi.

This was announced in Lokoja by Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, the Kogi FRSC Sector Commander.

The tipper truck struck and killed the guy, 60-year-old commercial motorcycle Abdulsalam Ibrahim, along with his passenger at Lokoja’s Ganaja Junction.

‘The incident was tragic and very unfortunate,’ he said.

He regretted that the accident cut short the life of the bread-winner of 30 children.

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‘The accident was a case of hit and run because by the time we responded to the distress call to the area immediately it happened, the driver and the tipper were no where to be found.

‘Eye witnesses told us that immediately the accident happened, the tipper driver zoomed off leaving the victims’ mangled bodies on the road for sympathisers,’ he said.

He said that officers deposited the corpse of man at the Morgue of Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, while that of the passenger was at Ankuri hospital morgue, Lokoja.

Dawulung urged motorists to always observe safety measures including speed limits.

He also advised motorcyclists to always put on their helmets to avoid head injuries.

Also speaking on the accident, Malam Musa Baba-Aliyu, Chairman, Kogi Motorcycle Riders’ Association, said that the deceased rider was an indigene of Katsina and a bonifide member of the union.

Baba-Aliyu said that Ibrahim was trying to avoid hitting a commercial tricycle (Keke-NAPEP) heading towards him from the opposite direction, when the sad incident happened.

Africa Daily News, New York

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