Drunk driver kills 2 SARS Officers in Oyo

Two policemen attached to the Special Anti – Robbery Squad , Oyo State Police Command , were run over by a suspected drunk driver in the Orita Challenge area of Ibadan , on Friday .
Eyewitnesses said the suspect hit the policemen as they were about to enter a vehicle they brought to the area, killing them immediately . It was also gathered that the driver had been arrested at the scene and detained pending further investigation .

The eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity , said , “ I was at the scene of the accident waiting for a friend , who had promised to pick me up . Suddenly , a driver seemed to lose control of his car and hit the two policemen as they were about to enter their vehicle .

“ There was commotion at first ; people tried to offer help to the two victims but they died before they could be taken away from the scene to a nearby hospital . Someone later said the driver , who was arrested at the scene , was found to be drunk . ”

The command ’ s Public Relations Officer , Adekunle Ajisebutu , who confirmed the incident , said the state Commissioner of Police , Abiodun Odude, had ordered a full investigation into the accident .

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