Car wash attendant kills One, injures Three while test running customer’s car
–Test running was without my consent –Customer
CITIZENS COMPASS –A car wash attendant, Olaamide Quadri, has reportedly crushed a pedestrian to death and injured three others in Mushin area of Lagos.
He is now cooling his heels with the Police.
The 25-year-old man was said to have taken to the road over the weekend after washing a customer’s vehicle.
Unfortunately for him, he ran into four pedestrians who were rushed to the hospital where one of them later died.
Spokesperson, Lagos State Police command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement, on Monday.
“On Sunday, June 2, at about 8:20 p.m. the Divisional Police Officer received a distress call about the fatal accident at Olosha, Agege motor road, Mushin.”
He added, “The DPO immediately went to the scene where a Toyota Camry car somersaulted several times and knocked down four pedestrians.”
” The victims were rushed to the hospital, where one of them identified as Tayo died while receiving treatment.
“During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the suspect is a car washer and the car was taken to him to wash by the owner.”
“But the victim decided to drive the car for test running without the consent of the owner and eventually had an accident with it.”
“The accident car was recovered and moved to Alakara police station, while the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mainland general hospital mortuary for autopsy, while efforts are ongoing to get across to the deceased’s family.
