By Austin Ogwuda

Asaba – A tipper and a commercial motor cycle rider, popularly called Okada, yesterday, in Asaba, Delta State, were involved in a ghastly accident that left the Okada rider and his passenger dead.

The accident, which occurred at Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS, Junction on Okpanam Road, led to a protest by other Okada riders.

An eyewitness told Vanguard that the tipper, which was coming from the Okpanam end of the road, was on high speed, while the Okada man was waiting to make a turn at the junction. The witness said the tipper rammed into him, killing the passenger on the spot.

The Okada rider later died on his way to the hospital. The two bodies were yet to be identified at press time.
Following the accident, which occurred about 10am, an angry mob set the tipper on fire while armed policemen were drafted to disperse the mob. Although the whereabout of the tipper driver could not be ascertained, an eyewitness said that he was caught and handed over to the police.

State Police Command’s spokesman, said: “Two persons on Okada were said to have been crushed by a tipper driver.”