DANGOTE CEMENT EMPLOYEE DIES IN STAFF BUS INCIDENT
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Taoreed Okanlawon, a Dangote Cement Industry employee, was killed in a traffic accident on Saturday after being run over by a company bus.
The tragedy happened early on Saturday morning at the Dangote Roundabout in the Ibesehe neighborhood of the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, according to an eyewitness on Sunday.
According to an eyewitness who wished to remain anonymous, the victim was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle. According to reports, he fell from the motorcycle after the driver struck a speed bump and struck the staff bus’s tire.
The staff bus which was in motion was said to have run over him and killed him in the process.
The driver of the staff bus left the scene, according to Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, who confirmed the occurrence over the phone with our correspondent.
She stated that police officers from the Imasayi Division went to the accident scene after receiving a report of the occurrence.
She narrated, “The incident involved a Dangote staff bus from the Agrosac Packaging Department, bearing the registration number Lagos MUS 53 XS, driven by an unidentified driver who fled the scene. The second vehicle involved was a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle ridden by Achile Ejigho, a male staff member of the Mines Department at Dangote Cement Company, with a passenger, Taoreed Okanlawon, also of the same department.
“The accident happened when the motorcyclist attempted to overtake the bus and lost control after hitting a pothole, causing him to collide with the bus’ front tyre. Unfortunately, the passenger, Taoreed Okanlawon, was run over and died instad that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment.
“The body was later removed and taken to the state hospital mortuary in Ilaro for an autopsy. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Jajo Hospital Dangote, where he is currently receiving treatment and is reportedly responding well.
“An investigation into the incident is ongoing,” Odutola concluded.
When con the Dangote Cement Industry spokesperson, requested that our reporter contact a colleague, Francis Browne. Our correspondent did so, but as of the time this article was filed, Browne had not responded to inquiries on the event.
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