The Ogun State Police Command has commenced investigation towards arresting a hit-and-run driver, that killed a female pedestrian, Elizabeth James along the Benin-Sagamu expressway.
It was reliably gathered that the 22-year-old-Elizabeth James was crushed to death by the yet-to-be-identified driver, while a male victim of the reckless driving is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
The Sagamu Police Division was informed by an eyewitness that the unidentified car was coming from the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State towards the interchange at a maximum speed. The witness reported that the car had run the two pedestrians over and left them unconscious on the sidewalk before they could try to escape the fast-moving vehicle.
The spokesperson for the state Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, added that an investigation into the incident had commenced.
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