Joseph Ameh was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving a vehicle in the Ibeju Lekki region of Lagos State.
On Thursday, a Dangote Refinery employee named Joseph Ameh was killed after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident in the Ibeju Lekki region of Lagos state.
According to City Round, the man was walking along Golf Bustop on Lekki Epe Motorway when the unidentified motorist rammed into him and raced away.
Attempts to detain the driver were futile since he was able to flee in his vehicle before the crowd caught up with him.
A witness to the tragedy told our correspondent, “It happened around 7 p.m. last night that one guy was just walking on the pedestrian side of the road near Golf Bustop when suddenly a speeding private vehicle ran into him.”
“When the driver looked from his car and saw that the accident appeared fatal and that the man didn’t move at all on the ground, he quickly turned his vehicle around and sped off. Unfortunately, no one was able to chase him because he was at top speed.”
He went on to say that when police from Elemero Police Station arrived to clear the body, they noticed his ID card, which revealed that he was a Dangote Cement employee. His name was Joseph Ameh, and he was 39 years old.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the event.
According to the Superintendent of Police, “the body was recovered bruised; however, it has been removed from the road and deposited at the Epe General Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.”
In addition, the deceased’s family was contacted via a phone located on his body, and an investigation to apprehend the fleeing motorist has begun.