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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A car driven by a man said to be drunk has rammed into a motor park in Odigbo town, headquarters of Odigbo Local Goverment Area of Ondo State, killing a teenager identified as Bassey Edet.
It was gathered that the victim was selling snacks (puff-puff and buns) at the park before the incident.
An eyewitness, Olamide Bolade, told newsmen that the driver of the vehicle, a Toyota Picnic car with registration number EPE 576 DC, was drunk when the accident occurred.
“Sadly, he rammed into the park and killed the boy (Edet) on the spot,” he said.
The accident which happened along the ever-busy Odigbo-Ore road on Saturday, sent the foster parents of the teenager and people around the area into mourning.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, the Ondo State Police Command spokesperson, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the driver of the vehicle had been arrested by the police.
She explained that the incident would have led to a mob action but for the timely intervention of security agents at the scene who ensured the situation did not turn violent.
“The driver of the vehicle has been arrested by the police, while the damaged vehicle and a motorcycle were towed to Odigbo Police Station,” she said.
She added that the remains of the teenager had been deposited at a morgue in Ore.