Crimes

Passenger dies in Lagos Bolt car

The Lagos State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a passenger in a Bolt car in the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in Lagos on Wednesday, April 26.

Hundeyin disclosed that the Bolt car driver (name withheld) reported the death of a passenger in his car at Ilasan Police Division on Monday, April 24.

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He said the driver revealed that he received an order from the customer to take him from Osapa London, Lekki, to Ikate area of Lekki.

“While in transit, the customer screamed and shouted ‘my heart’. Instantly, his mood changed.

“The customer was rushed to a hospital at Jakande 1st Gate, Lekki, and later to another hospital also in Lekki, where he was pronounced dead,” Hundeyin quoted the Bolt driver as saying at the police station.

He said police officers later visited the hospital, photographed the deceased, contacted members of his family, and deposited the corpse at the Infectious Diseases Hospital mortuary at Marina for preservation and autopsy.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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