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Drunk driver crushes 2 policemen to death
Tragedy struck in the Orita Challenge area of Ibadan on Friday, when a drunk driver rammed into two policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Oyo State Police Command.
According to reports, the incident happened when the apparently drunk diver who lost control crushed the policemen when they were about to board the vehicle they brought to a car wash in the area.
A witness who was around when the incident happened said the driver lost control of his car and hit the two policemen in the process.
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The witness said; “There was commotion at first, but people tried to offer help to the two victims, but they died before they could be taken away from the scene to a nearby hospital. Someone later said that the driver, who was arrested at the scene, was found to be drunk.”
The incident was confirmed by Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Police Public Relations Officer who revealed that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, “has ordered a thorough investigation into the accident. The erring driver is in our custody. He will be charged to court after completion of investigation.”
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