By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin
A commercial bus driver plying the University of Ilorin route simply identified as Lukman slumped while conveying some students to school.
Vanguard Correspondent reliably gathered that the tragic incident which occurred on Friday left occupants of the vehicle in shock.
A passenger who witnessed the incident had narrated in a viral WhatsApp message that he took control of the bus in motion after the development to save other students and avert further tragedy.
According to him “Our bus driver just died on the road while driving us from Sanrab to Unilorin. I was sitting in the front but I wasn’t looking up because I was reading the Qur’an on my phone.
“The other person beside me just called my attention to the driver he noticed suddenly slumped, shouting Baba multiple times.
“By the time I looked up, he was already gasping and the bus was drifting away from the road. I had to press the brake, take control of the steering and bring the bus to a halt.
“He was pronounced dead at the School clinic. Everything happened within 30 minutes”, he said.
The deceased colleague, Sulyman Malik, who also confirmed the incident explained that “He greeted me on Thursday about my own recent accident.
“This just shows that this life is vanity. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. He was a very handsome man and you would think of his death even in the next 30 years”.
Contacted, Director of Information, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, confirmed the incident, he described it as very unfortunate.
Source: Vanguard