Teacher's car crushed, killed student in Lagos school

An automobile knocked down a 10-year-old student named Rofiat on the grounds of her school, Isiu Grammar School, in the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos State, and she died as a result.

 The event took place on Friday, September 29.

As she got ready for the closing time, Rofiat allegedly joined her pals on the school playground. After some while, a car parked a few metres away by a teacher only known as Dele is said to have started to roll backwards in her direction.

The female junior class student was knocked to the ground because she failed to see the Nissan car coming from behind.

A resident of the area said, “We were told that the incident happened around pm. 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.”

The local claimed that Rofiat was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.

“She was taken to Isiotu General Hospital where she was admitted and attended to. It was later that the medical staff members there discovered that her case had become critical. That was when they referred those who took her there to Agbowa General Hospital. On getting to Agbowa, she was immediately taken to the emergency section where she was later confirmed dead.

“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.

The owner of the car was taken into custody after he went to the police station to report the incident.

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