A fuel tanker crushed a commercial motorcyclist, simply identified as
Kayode, to death, at Oma Junction, Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State
capital on Friday. The incident happened when the fuel tanker which was
heading towards Yeoma Plaza was stopped by the traffic warden on duty.
The tanker driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the
motorcyclist who was approaching the junction, killing him on the
spot. "The tanker was stopped by the traffic warden but the driver
claimed he lost control of the vehicle and rammed to the bike man and
crushed him. The tanker first dragged the cyclist forward and eventually
crushed him before stopping. We tried to rescue him but it was too late
because the vehicle was on him.” 
The
younger brother of the deceased escaped unhurt from the accident but
lamented that Kayode got married a couple of weeks ag, while his wife
is pregnant.Angry Okada riders, however, besieged the scene of the
accident and descended on the driver of the vehicle. He was quickly
rescued by some security operatives who took him away. 
