A female lecturer identified as Mrs Kemi Emmanuel, of the Department of Theatre Arts, Federal University Lokoja, has been killed by an articulated vehicle on the Crusher-Felele axis along the Lokoja-Abuja expressway in Lokoja.
The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when the lecturer fell off a commercial motorcycle after being hit by a moving truck along the highway at Crusher and was crushed.
Our correspondent gathered that the late Mrs Emmanuel was a well-respected and admired lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts at the university.
However, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has confirmed the death of the female lecturer, who was reportedly killed by a hit-and-run articulated vehicle (truck) in the state.
FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Tenimu Etuku, who confirmed the death of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL) lecturer, Mrs Kemi Emmanuel, described her demise as very sad and unfortunate.
Etuku said the accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when the lecturer fell off a commercial motorcycle after being hit by a moving truck along the highway at Crusher in Lokoja metropolis.
“When the accident happened, our rescue operation team responded promptly and quickly rushed the victim to Kogi State Specialist Hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.
He expressed shock over the attitude of the said okada rider, who reportedly zoomed off under the guise of chasing the hit-and-run truck.
The Sector Commander cautioned okada riders against competing with enclosed vehicles on the highway to avoid such unfortunate incidents and to save the lives of innocent passengers.
