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13 years old boy knocked down by commercial bus,died on the spot

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11 years ago

March 15, 2014

A 13-year-old boy identified as Lucky Bassey, was reportedly
crushed to death by a commercial bus along the Kaiama stretch of the
East-West road in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government
Council Area of Bayelsa State.
The decease teenager, a Junior Secondary Student of the Universal
Basic Education Secondary School in Kaiama, it was learnt, was
crushed while trying to cross the the road.
Sources within the Kaiama town said the incident occurred at about
9am on Tuesday.
The incident was said to have caused a brief trafic gridlock along the
East-West road.
“The boy was crushed by the vehicle while trying to cross the road on
his way to school. But the driver of the vehicle stopped and reported
himself to the Kaiama Police Station to avoid being mobbed.
“Most of his school mates gathered around watching the evacuation of
the deceased mangled body,” a source said.
Contacted, the spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Alex
Akhigbe, said he was yet to be briefed on the development.
He said, “the decision of the driver to report himself to the Kaiama
Police Station is a welcome development. Proper investigation will
be done.”