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OVERSPEEDING: Hit-and-run driver kills mother, baby in Ogun

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Hit-and-run driver kills mother, baby in Ogun

A Mitsubishi pickup van on Friday knocked down a nursing mother backing a baby and holding another child at Odeda on the Abeokuta/Ibadan road, killing both the mother and baby.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident was caused by the driver of the vehicle with registration number LSR 604 XQ.

“Unfortunately the driver ran away, but the vehicle has been towed to Odeda Police Station for more investigation.

The TRACE spokesman explained that the bodies of the deceased had been taken to Odeda General Hospital mortuary while the injured child was taken to Omo Arewa Hospital, Odeda.

 

 

 

 

 

– NAN

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