A traditional ruler in Ogun State, Oba Abraham Bankole, is reported to have been crushed to death by a truck on Tuesday.
The deceased was the Olu of Onibuku, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State.
The traditional ruler was inside a tricycle, otherwise known as Keke Napep, when the truck ran over him along the Ota-Idiroko expressway, close to Winners Chapel.
Oba Bankole reportedly died on the spot as the truck with registration number EPE 252 XF crushed him while alighting from the tricycle.
Confirming the sad development to journalists, the Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, said, “I was informed of the incident today.”
Daily Trust quoted Okpe to have said, however, that she was yet to be fully briefed by the FRSC in Ota Unit.
Also confirming the tragic incident, a first-class Oba in Ogun West Senatorial district, who pleaded anonymity, expressed worry over why the monarch decided to commute in a tricycle instead of a personal car.
It was however not confirmed as of the time of this report whether or not the late monarch had a car of his own.
Reports add that the monarch’s remains had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ota.