Tragedy struck at Oogi community in Ayedaade local government area of Osun State as a yet-to-be-identified holidaymaker allegedly killed two policemen in a hit-and-run accident.
According to report, the incident occurred along Gbongan/Osogbo road on the eve of Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
It was learnt that the two policemen attached to Ode-Omu Police Station were en route to their houses on a motorcycle when a private Lexus car crushed them to death.
One of the officers, Kehinde Adeleke, died instantly, while the other, 28-year-old Lance Corporal Oluwatobiloba Odedina, succumbed to his injuries on the way to a hospital in Osogbo.
It was also gathered that the driver fled the scene immediately after the accident, abandoning the vehicle and its contents to escape possible mob attack.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Osun State, Abiodun Ojelabi, described it as a painful development.
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