VIO Officer Crushed to Death While Stopping Truck for Inspection in Ondo
Police said the driver was arrested after the officer sustained fatal head injuries during a routine document check.
- On Friday at about 9 a.m., Vehicle Inspection Officer Adedeji Sesan died after being struck by a truck on Hospital Road in Akure, Ondo State, during a routine document inspection near Mega Primary School.
- Eyewitnesses reported the officer stood before the truck to compel a stop, but the vehicle traveling on the fast lane could not halt in time; police spokesperson Jimoh Abayomi alleged the driver initially stopped before attempting to drive off.
- Authorities identified the vehicle as a white Mitsubishi van, registration AGL 992 XX, driven by 37-year-old Ayoade Idowu of Gbogi Street; Sesan was rushed to the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital, where doctors confirmed his death.
- Police arrested Idowu and deposited Sesan's remains at the morgue for autopsy; the Ondo State Police Command commenced investigations with the case file set to transfer to the Motor Traffic Division.
- Jimoh Abayomi expressed condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased, urging motorists to obey traffic instructions and warning road users against endangering lives in attempts to evade routine checks.
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