A woman believed to be in her early 30s have crushed a girl (not more
than ten) to death at Obadare, along LASU-Ojo road at about 2:00pm on
Friday.
The woman who was driving a Toyota Highlander drove into a nearby
market as she tried the avoid a trailer behind her and crushed the girl
who was selling fish to death.
PMNews gathered that the woman was scared of the persistent
honking of the trailer behind her and tried to give way when she rammed
into the girl.
Visibly traumatized by the incident, the woman was asked to stay aside from the crowd as she continued to shake all over.
The Rapid Response Squad from Igando unit arrived the scene minutes after the accident and ensured peace.
Minutes after the accident, the father of dead girl came to retrieve her
body which was covered with a wrapper. The mother of the girl who also
came to scene of the accident said she
will not pursue the woman for the death of her child. Reading the Quran,
she said she preferred to return to the mosque for prayers.