Two policemen have been crushed to death in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria , the policemen were killed at Adebayo area of the state capital while in transit around Ado-Ifaki dual carriage way.NAN quoted a source as saying the truck driver fled immediately the incident happended, but was later arrested by policemen.Confirming the incident, Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesman, said the two officers were going to Ado-Ekiti on a bike when the truck driver, who was allegedly negotiating a diversion, ran over them.
“The policemen were going on their own lane; it was the tipper’s driver that was negotiating a diversion placed on the road by construction company rehabilitating the Ado-Ifaki by turning to the left side, and overran them.“We learnt the two of them died on the spot. The driver of the tipper has been arrested while the corpses have been taken to the morgue at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital.
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