Hit-and-run driver kills 15-year-old girl in Ibadan
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A girl believed to be 15 years old was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Ibadan, yesterday.
The incident happened at the Muslim Under Bridge area, along Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
According to eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred as the girl attempted to cross the expressway from one side of the bridge to the other. She was struck by a speeding vehicle, whose driver failed to stop and fled the scene.
As of the time of this report, the identity of the deceased remains unknow
Her lifeless body still lies by the roadside, with onlookers and residents gathered in shock.
An eyewitness, Mr. Ibrahim Adebayo, a roadside mechanic in the area, shared his account of the tragic event, saying: ”She looked unsure but determined to cross. The road was busy as usual. Before we knew it, a car came at high speed and hit her. The driver didn’t even attempt to stop; he just kept going. It was horrible.”
Another witness, Mrs. Yetunde Balogun, who sells food nearby, said the girl appeared to be a secondary school student.
“She looked very young. Nobody knows her around here, and no one has come to look for her since it happened,” she added.
However, all efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, for official confirmation proved abortive, as calls put across to him were not answered.
