Hit and run vehicle kills unidentified middle aged man at Onipanu bus stop

A man hit by a vehicle is lying dead on the BRT lane at Onipanu bus stop.

An eye eyewitness said a car ran over the yet to be identified man as he attempted to cross the Lagos Ikorodu road about 10.45 pm on Sunday.
A young boy, knocked down at Onipanu bus-stop in a hit and run situation earlier this year.
The car hit the man and threw him on the BRT lane where his corpse still lay as of 11:43 pm Sunday.
“The man is wearing a shirt and trouser. He should be about middle age. He was trying to cross the road from the Onipanu bus stop when a private car hit him hard and threw him on the BRT lane. He died instantly and his corpse is still on the BRT lane”.
Sadly this death could have been avoided as the incident occurred at the foot of the overhead bridge by the bus stop. However, a few people make use of the overhead  bridge.
Hit and run deaths happen periodically on the busy Ikorodu Road.
Another witness who simply identified herself as Sarah expressed worry over frequent incidents.
She  said “I have seen the corpse of a pregnant woman on that Ikorodu Road. I was driving to work  early one morning when I saw it and it made me sad. People should learn to use the overhead bridge,” Sarah said.
The Lagos State government has put measures in place to stop residents from dashing through the Express roads but few people still make use of the bridge.  The officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline brigade, as well as local government officers were deployed at major bus stops to prevent people from crossing the road.
The government in some cases also set up perimeter fence to stop residents from crossing express ways but so far, these measures have proved unsuccessful.