Driver arraigned for killing 3 people in Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arraigned a truck driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, before an Isabo magistrate’s court for allegedly killing three persons in Abeokuta. The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the victims were in their house beside the road in Enugada in Abeokuta when they were crushed and that the driver fled […]

Driver arraigned for killing 3 people in Ogun

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The police in Ogun State have arraigned a truck driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, before an Isabo magistrate’s court for allegedly killing three persons in Abeokuta.

The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the victims were in their house beside the road in Enugada in Abeokuta when they were crushed and that the driver fled the scene.

He said the driver was later arrested and charged with six counts of dangerous driving, causing the death of three persons, causing damage to three other vehicles, among others.

He further said, “The driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, who drove a Mack tanker with registration number, Lagos T 1532 LA, on March 24, 2023, lost control of the truck and rammed into a dwelling house after crushing three other vehicles and subsequently caused the death of three occupants of the house.

“The driver escaped from the scene but was later traced to Ibadan where he was arrested on March 27, 2023, and subsequently arraigned before the court on six counts.”