The Police Command in Lagos State has stated that a truck killed a girl, Bosede, who was five years old, as she crossed the Iganmu-Apapa Expressway with her mother.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, verified the occurrence to reporters on Sunday.
Hundeyin mentioned that the Iponri Police Division received details about the accident on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
He pointed out that the incident occurred at Iganmu under the bridge, heading towards Apapa, and involved a truck driven by an as yet unidentified person.
The spokesperson explained that the girl and her mother were walking across the expressway when the truck struck and crushed her head, resulting in her immediate death.
Hundeyin noted that officers from the police traffic unit at the division went to the location and removed the body for burial by the family.
He added that an investigation is underway to potentially apprehend the driver who fled the scene.
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