One of our correspondents gathered that the driver of the truck identified as Godwin Donatus ran over Aina as he tried to reverse the vehicle, marked KJA-74 XQ at about 7 am on Saturday.

A Source told our correspondent that the deceased was confirmed dead by the doctor at a hospital in Maryland.

“One Mack truck with registration number KJA 74 XQ, driven by one Godwin Donatus, while reversing his truck, did not notice that Gbolahan was there and accidentally ran him over.

“The victim was rushed to Maryland hospital and was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,” the source said.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident to our correspondent, disclosed that the body was deposited at the Maryland Hospital Mortuary for an autopsy.

He said, “The corpse was evacuated to Mainland General Hospital and the body was deposited at the hospital mortuary for an autopsy. Further development will be communicated.“

Meanwhile, an angry mob on Friday night reportedly set ablaze a Hilux Toyota vehicle after the driver rammed into bystanders, killing three people and injuring two others around the Kara-OPIC bus stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.