CITIZENS COMPASS – A commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada rider has lost his life while his two passengers were injured in a road crash which occurred on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Ogun State.

Spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this in a statement over the weekend, said the crash was recorded along the Lusada-Igbesa road, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

A truck driver identified as Muyiwa Akinranti had reported the incident to the police.

According to her, the truck with the number plate, SYE 982XA, was on motion from Lusada when the accident occurred inward Igbesa at Gasoline.

The driver had said that, while he was preparing to turn towards Lusada at a turning lane, he noticed a vehicle approaching from Igbesa towards Lusada, and “as he waited for the vehicle to pass, a reckless motorcycle rider, riding on top speed from Lusada collided with the left side of his truck.”

He had stated further that he descended from his truck to assess the impact of the collision; unfortunately, it resulted in serious injuries to the three occupants involved.

The trio were reportedly rushed to St. Ann Hospital in Lusada, where the attending doctor pronounced 35-year-old Joshua Zossu, the okada rider, dead.

Odutola added that the two passengers, Messrs Yusuf Yinka and Moses Stephen, are responding to treatment.Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, while commiserating with the bereaved family, reminded drivers, bike riders and other road users to observe safety measures on the road.