Lagos schoolgirl crushed to death by teacher’s car

A schoolgirl in Lagos has lost her life after a parked staff vehicle rolled down a slope to knock her down.

The 10-year-old victim, identified as Rofiat, was a student of Isiu Grammar School in the Ikorodu area of the state.

According to PUNCH, the accident, which is still under police investigation, occurred on September 29.

Rofiat was said to have joined her friends on the school playground while preparing for the closing period.

After a while, a vehicle parked by a teacher named Dele reportedly started to roll backward in her direction.

The female junior class student who did not notice the oncoming Nissan car got knocked down in the process.

“We were told that the incident happened around 1 p.m. The car had been parked there since morning when the teacher arrived. We don’t know how it managed to move from the position,” a source was quoted as saying.

“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.”

Another source was quoted to have said that Rofiat was rushed to the hospital for attention but was confirmed dead.

“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,” the source said.

“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.”

When TheCable Lifestyle contacted Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police spokesperson, to ascertain the status of the investigation on the matter, he said: “I actually don’t have time to narrate stories”.