Lagos Junior Secondary School Pupil Crushed To Death By Teacher's Car

 Tragedy struck in Isiu Grammar School, Ikorodu, Lagos State as a 10-year-old female junior class pupil, Rofiat was killed after a car belonging to a teacher knocked her down on the premises of the school.

 

The incident which occurred on Friday, September 29 happened when Rofiat joined her friends on the school playground while preparing for the closing period.

 It was gathered that a vehicle parked by one of the school teachers identified as Dele some meters away started rolling backwards towards her direction.

Rofiat who did not notice the oncoming Nissan car got knocked down in the process.

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A resident of the area who spoke to PUNCH said:

“We were told that the incident happened around 1pm. The car had been parked there since morning when the teacher arrived. We don’t know how it managed to move from the position.

“Meanwhile, Rofiat was backing the moving vehicle. The moment the vehicle hit her, the impact made her hit her forehead on the ground. It was other students who rushed to call the teachers who came to the scene and found her motionless.”

 Rofiat was then rushed to the Isiotu General Hospital where she was admitted and attended to.

But after her condition got critical, she was referred to Agbowa General Hospital. 

She was later confirmed then after been taken to the emergency section.

“Following her death, some police officers came to the school premises to take photographs and also interrogated some teachers who were on duty when the incident happened,” the resident added.

A police source said the teacher who is the owner of the car was taken into custody after he went to the police station to report the incident.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident said:

“Yes, it happened. The owner of the car was taken into custody. An investigation is ongoing,”