Tipper crushes 9-year-old girl to death in Ondo

A Tipper motortruck connected Sunday crushed a nine-year-old miss to decease successful Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the incidental occurred astir Supare Junction on Supare Road.

DSP Abayomi Jimoh, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) successful the state, who confirmed the incidental to newsmen successful Akure connected Monday, said the operator had been arrested.

“The Police Command successful Ondo State regrets to corroborate a fatal centrifugal mishap successful Akungba-Akoko, resulting successful the decease of a 9-year-old girl.

“The unfortunate was reportedly knocked down by an unregistered Mercedes-Benz tipper motortruck and was instantly rushed to the hospital, wherever she was sadly confirmed dormant by a aesculapian doctor,” Jimoh said.

The PPRO said the conveyance was recovered for inspection, portion an probe was ongoing to find the circumstances surrounding the incident.

According to him, the bid commiserates with the household of the deceased and assures the nationalist that justness volition beryllium served.

He, therefore, urged motoris...