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Tragedy as fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding


                                            

                             Graphic: Fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding
A fuel tanker crushed a commercial motorcyclist, simply identified as Kayode, to death, at Oma Junction, Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State capital on Friday.
 
The incident happened when the fuel tanker which was heading towards Yeoma Plaza was stopped by the traffic warden on duty. The tanker driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the motorcyclist who was approaching the junction, killing him on the spot. 
 
"The tanker was stopped by the traffic warden but the driver claimed he lost control of the vehicle and rammed to the bike man and crushed him. The tanker first dragged the cyclist forward and eventually crushed him before stopping. We tried to rescue him but it was too late because the vehicle was on him.”
 
 
                                                        Graphic: Fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding

The younger brother of the deceased escaped unhurt from the accident but lamented that Kayode got married a couple of weeks ag,  while his wife is pregnant.
Angry Okada riders, however, besieged the scene of the accident and descended on the driver of the vehicle. He was quickly rescued by some security operatives who took him away.

                                                    Graphic: Fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding
                                                           Graphic: Fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding
                                              Graphic: Fuel tanker crushes commercial motorcyclist to death in Ondo few weeks after his wedding

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