A
20-year-old woman, identified as Rukayyat, whose wedding was slated for
Saturday this week, was crushed to death by a hit and run driver on Tuesday
evening in Abaji, on the Abuja- Lokoja road.
A witness,
Aliyu, said the deceased, was on a commercial motorcycle when the front tyre of
the bike blew out, saying the cyclist lost control and they crashed in the
centre of the highway.
He said
while the cyclist jumped off the road, an unmarked J5 Peugeot bus ran over the
woman.
He said the
bus driver sped off leaving the mangled body of the deceased on the road,
adding that it was some sympathizers that rushed to the scene of the accident
that called officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who conveyed the
remains to the Abaji General Hospital.
“After the
deceased was confirmed dead by doctors, a certificate of death was issued and
her corpse was conveyed in the FRSC van to her relatives for burial,” he said.
Our reporter
learnt that the deceased, who hailed from Shafa-Abakpa in Toto Local Government
of Nasarawa State, came to Abaji to buy some items in preparation for her
wedding this Saturday.
When contacted,
the Abaji Unit Commander of the ( FRSC), Assistant Corps Commander, Olasupo
Esuruaso, confirmed the two incidents.
He said
efforts were on to apprehend the hit and run driver.
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