Tragedy struck on Tuesday, July 25, in Onibuku, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State, when a truck crushed the traditional ruler of the town, Oba Abraham Bankole to death.
According to reports, Oba Bankole was aboard a tricycle, also known as Keke Napep, when the truck ran over him close to Winners Chapel, along the Ota-IdiIroko expressway.
It was reported that the monarch died on the spot when the truck with registration number, EPE 252 XF, crushed him while alighting from the tricycle.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Florence Okpe, when contacted, said “I was informed of the incident today.”
Okpe, however, said she was yet to be fully briefed by the FRSC in Ota Unit.
Similarly, a first-class traditional ruler in Ogun West, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident, expressing worry on the reason the monarch decided to commute in a tricycle instead of a personal car.
It was gathered that the remains of the monarch have been deposited at the General Hospital, Ota.
