Former governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, on Thursday, May 29, 2014 his son, Adebola Ladoja, in an auto crashto crash on the Eko Bridge in Lagos.
The deceased was driving to Lagos Island in a Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, when a Daf truck, with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven by one Justice Oseghai, rammed into his car on the Eko Bridge.
The truck was said to be on top speed and lost control on the bridge and rammed into the deceased car at about 3:30pm.
An eyewitness said: “It took several hours before the victim could be rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle. He was trapped behind the wheels with blood gushing out of his head.”
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident saying: “At about 3.30pm on the Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, a Daf truck with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven by one Justice Oseghai, ran into a Volkswagen Golf saloon car, marked, AKD 107 CJ, driven by one Adebola Ladoja, the son of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja.
“The victim died on the spot. The corpse has been removed to the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for autopsy while the truck driver has been arrested.”
May his soul rest in peace.
