A tragic road accident has claimed the life of a pedestrian, identified as Auwalu Abdulkadir.

The accident occurred at about 2:05 p.m. on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

DAILY POST learnt that the accident involved a Kia commercial bus registered as LAGOS MUS 200 YE, whose driver—yet to be identified—was traveling against traffic when one of the vehicle’s tyres detached while in motion.

The rolling tyre struck the victim, a truck driver from Kano State, who died instantly at Kara Under Bridge.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, told DAILY POST on Saturday that the driver of the Kia bus fled, abandoning the vehicle.

Odutola said, “The divisional police officer has reported a tragic accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian, Auwalu Abdulkadir, after a tyre detached from a moving vehicle and struck him at Kara Under Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on February 21, 2025, at about 1405 hrs.

“The accident involved a Kia commercial bus (Reg. No. LAGOS MUS 200 YE), whose driver—yet to be identified—was traveling against traffic when one of the vehicle’s tyres detached while in motion.

“The rolling tyre fatally struck Auwalu Abdulkadir, a truck driver from Kano State, who died instantly at the scene. Following the incident, the driver of the Kia bus fled, abandoning the vehicle.”



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