2 women crushed to death in Kubwa

Two elderly women suspected to be beggars lost their lives after a motorist ran over them in Kubwa, Abuja. The accident happened near an area in Kubwa where people with physical disabilities or elderly assemble to beg. A witness, Habibu Sulaiman, said the motorist, driving a Canter truck, arrived the area from the Kubwa Modern […]

Two elderly women suspected to be beggars lost their lives after a motorist ran over them in Kubwa, Abuja.

The accident happened near an area in Kubwa where people with physical disabilities or elderly assemble to beg.

A witness, Habibu Sulaiman, said the motorist, driving a Canter truck, arrived the area from the Kubwa Modern Market axis and while negotiating a junction where the beggars congregated, ran over them.

Sulaiman said two women died on the spot, while the third one was taken to the Kubwa General Hospital.

City News further learnt that the deceased women were laid to rest on the same day, which was last Saturday, while the injured person who was taken to the hospital, was discharged.

Our reporter who visited the scene on Tuesday gathered that all the beggars that previously stayed around the corner had relocated.

The DPO of Kubwa, CSP Bello Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident, added that the motorist was initially put in custody before he was released following a demand made by the families of the deceased women.