On Thursday, a commercial tricycle operator, known as a ‘Keke’ rider, whose identity remains unknown, collapsed and died in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to PUNCH Online, the incident took place near Okorodudu Junction, close to the popular Old Airport Junction in Uvwie in Delta State.
Eyewitnesses reported that the tricyclist collapsed just moments after hurriedly parking his tricycle and heading toward a local roadside food vendor.
Witness Martins Emuobonuvie told journalists, “The man parked his Keke and was about to eat when he suddenly collapsed, ceasing all movement.”
Speaking further, Emuobonuvie stated that “the policemen who rushed to the scene said he was dead, and they couldn’t rush him to the hospital.
Another witness, a motorist, Emeka Ebube, expressed concern that policemen from the nearby Enerhen Divisional Police Station could not rush the deceased to the hospital.
“He (the deceased Keke operator) could have survived if he was given medical attention,” Ebube said.
It was however gathered that a team of policemen later evacuated the remains of the late commercial tricycle operator from the spot of the incident “after calling relations of the deceased”.
The Delta state Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe, could not be reached for comments on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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