Drunk Driver Kills Hawker In Ondo

A teenage hawker, Bassey Edet was killed over the weekend in a motor park in Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State when a car rammed into the garage.

It was gathered that Bassey was hawking at the park before the car knocked him down by a drunk driver.

According to sources, Edet died on the spot, with the yet-to-be-identified driver said to be driving a Toyota Picnic bus with number plate EPE 576DC.

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The accident, which happened along the ever-busy Odigbo-Ore road, threw the foster parents of the teenager and people around the area into mourning.

The presence of security operatives at the scene calmed frayed nerves at the scene of the accident as they prevented the situation from escalating into jungle justice.

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The driver of the vehicle was said to have been arrested by the police, while the damaged vehicle and a motorcycle that was affected in the accident were towed to the police station.

Also, the teenager’s remains have been deposited at the morgue in Ore, Ondo State.

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