Olatoyosi Abiodun, a hit-and-run truck driver, was charged by the Ogun State Police Command on Friday with murdering three people in the state capital of Abeokuta.
The deceased was killed in their home in Enugada, by the road, according to a statement released on Friday by the state police public relations officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi.
Oyeyemi claimed that the driver sped away from the site as soon as she saw the collision.
He claimed that the driver was later detained and accused of six counts of reckless driving, including endangering the lives of three people and damaging three other cars.
The police spokesman said, “The driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, who drove a Mack tanker with registration number, Lagos T 1532 LA, on March 24, 2023, lost control of the truck and rammed into a dwelling house after crushing three other vehicles and subsequently caused the death of three occupants of the house.
“The driver escaped from the scene but was later traced to Ibadan, where he was arrested on March 27, 2023, and subsequently arraigned before the court on six counts.
The PPRO, however, said the state Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, had warned drivers, especially those driving articulated vehicles, to always ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy before putting them on the road.
