A man named Daniel is in police custody for hitting a five-year-old girl at Adura Field in the Ijaye Ojokoro area of Lagos State with his car.
PUNCH Online found out that the girl was pronounced dead at the hospital where she was taken.
The event happened on Thursday around 2 pm.
A police source told our reporter that a car with number plate FST- 843 GY accidentally killed the victim while reversing.
“The Toyota Camry car with registration number FST 843 GY was driven by one Daniel. The driver of the Toyota Camry was reversing at Adura Field and unknowingly knocked down the victim,” the police source said.
The source added, “She was rushed to the hospital but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
When reached, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to our reporter.
Hundeyin said the family was given access to the corpse at their request for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, and mentioned that the suspect and the vehicle are in custody.
He said, “The corpse was released to the family on their demand for burial according to the Islamic injunction, while the suspect and the vehicle are in police custody for investigation.”
Recently, an unidentified woman was killed by a truck in the Abule-Egba area of the state.https://punchng.com/truck-kills-pedestrian-in-lagos/
