A truck plying Iganmu-Apapa Expressway in Lagos State has reportedly killed a five-year-old girl, simply identified as Bosede.
She was said to have met her untimely death while crossing the highway with her mother.
The Lagos State Police Command disclosed this on Sunday through its spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
He said the report of the accident was received by the Iponri police Division on Saturday at about 11.30 a.m.
According to him, the accident occurred at Iganmu under the bridge, inward Apapa. Hundeyin said it involved a truck driven by a yet-to-be identified driver.
He said the girl and her mother were allegedly crossing the Expressway when the truck hit and crushed her head, killing her on the spot.
Hundeyin said police traffic officers from the division visited the scene and removed the corpse for burial by the family.
According to the police, an investigation is ongoing for possible arrest of the fleeing driver.
