Panic as Dangote staff bus crushes employee to death in Ogun

A Dangote Cement Industry employee, Taoreed Okanlawon, tragically lost his life on Saturday after being run over by a company bus in the Ibesehe area of Yewa North Local Government, Ogun State.

Eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred near Dangote Roundabout.

Okanlawon was a passenger on a motorcycle that reportedly hit a speed bump, causing him to fall into the path of an oncoming staff bus. The bus, unable to stop in time, ran over him, resulting in his immediate death.

Confirming the incident, Ogun State Police Command spokesperson Omolola Odutola stated that the bus driver fled the scene following the accident. Officers from the Imasayi Division promptly arrived to investigate.

She narrated, “The incident involved a Dangote staff bus from the Agrosac Packaging Department, bearing the registration number Lagos MUS 53 XS, driven by an unidentified driver who fled the scene. The second vehicle involved was a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle ridden by Achile Ejigho, a male staff member of the Mines Department at Dangote Cement Company, with a passenger, Taoreed Okanlawon, also of the same department.

“The accident happened when the motorcyclist attempted to overtake the bus and lost control after hitting a pothole, causing him to collide with the bus’ front tyre. Unfortunately, the passenger, Taoreed Okanlawon, was run over and died instantly.”

The PPRO noted that the body of the deceased was taken to a mortuary in the area while the injured victim was taken to the cement firm’s hospital for treatment.

“The body was later removed and taken to the state hospital mortuary in Ilaro for an autopsy. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Jajo Hospital Dangote, where he is currently receiving treatment and is reportedly responding well.

“An investigation into the incident is ongoing,” Odutola concluded.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Dangote Cement Industry, Tony Chiejina, asked our correspondent to reach out to a colleague, Francis Browne, which he did but Browne had yet to respond to enquiries on the incident as of the time of filing this report.