According to reports, a black Mercedes saloon car crashed into a drugstore in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, killing an unidentified commercial motorcycle rider.
The collision happened at Osuntokun intersection on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm.
In addition to destroying the drugstore where the car crashed into, two additional customer cars parked in front of the pharmacy were also damaged.
“An overspeeding black Mercedes saloon car coming from Osuntokun Avenue, crossed the main Bodija-UI road and went headlong into the pharmacy near Grandex stores, instantly k!lling an okada rider who was dropping off his passenger at the pharmacy,” an eyewitness said.
“The driver of the Mercedes was severely injured and has been rushed to University College Hospital (UCH).” The Okada rider’s body was recovered from the shop and taken to the UCH morgue.