23-year-old Oladotun Alade, student of the Federal Polytechnic in Offa, Kwara State has lost his life after he was involved in an accident in Okuku, Osun state.
According to an eyewitnesses the accident occurred when the truck carrying plank overtook the Five-seater Volkswagen car.
“As the truck was trying to overtake the car, the planks got detached from it and fell on the car. The three passengers sitting at the back of the car died instantly,” the eyewitness said.
The student, an ND 1 Civil Engineering student who was on his way back to school was among the passengers of the Five-seater car that died in the accident. While the driver and the passenger sitting in the front were reported to have survived the accident.
Alade’s relative, Adeyemi Oyeleke, said, “He was travelling to the school to submit an assignment since the polytechnic has resumed. His friends had earlier informed him that lectures had commenced. He had planned to travel next week Monday, but his mates called him that one of their lecturers demanded that an assignment he gave them be submitted.
“He was a friendly guy and always smiling. He was the only son and the second child of the family.”
The Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Sade Odoro who said she was not informed of the accident when contacted promised to call the DPO of the Okuku Division.
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