Driver kills 20-yr-old woman over NURTW’s N50 fee

Driver kills 20-yr-old woman over
NURTW’s N50 fee
on november 01, 2013 at 5:07 am in news
BY OLA AJAYI
IBADAN — A disagreement between a commercial
bus driver and a member of the National Union of
Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Ibadan over a
union fee of N50, yesterday, led to the death of a
young lady.
The bus, with number plate Lagos XR 989 ISR, hit
the lady at Agodi Gate area of the city.
According to an eyewitness, the driver was trying to
avoid paying the fee when he ran into the lady,
whose age was put at 20.
The incident drew the ire of passers-by and traders
in the area, who attempted to lynch the driver and
burn the vehicle. The arrival of policemen put the
situation under control.
Vanguard gathered that the driver refused to stop
when the NURTW officer waved him down for the
daily fee. While struggling with the union member,
he reportedly lost control of the vehicle and hit the
lady, who was said to have died instantly.
Police took him away to their station, while the lady
was confirmed dead at Adeoyo State Hospital,
Yemetu, Ibadan.
The state Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Inyang Ignatius, said contrary to the accusation by
the public that the police were protecting the driver,
he was put in protective custody.