Tragedy struck Osun State Friday evening when a truck driver, who has been identified simply as Sheriff, drowned in River Osun in Ogberin village, Ede, Osun State, when he slipped and fell into the river.
The deceased, it was learnt, was at the river bank after he and his team had removed their truck that was stuck due to the bad state of the road while going to offload the content of the vehicle. It was however reported that Sheriff and his men, having successfully removed the stuck truck and delivered the content, stopped at the bank of River Osun to clean up when the awful incident happened.
One of those at the scene who preferred not to be named said the deceased while standing at the bank, was about to take his bath when he suddenly slipped and fell in the river. The source said “He had not started bathing. He was about to bend to begin his bath when he slipped and fell into the river,” the witness said. The source added that people at the scene, immediately the incident happened made effort to save Sheriff, but till Saturday afternoon, the body had not been recovered.
However the Police Public Relations Officer for Osun Command, Yemisi Opalola, said she had not been briefed on the matter, when contacted.
(THE PUNCH)
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