A 29-year-old man, Anuoluwapo Aderemi, collapsed and later passed away while travelling on a commercial bus from Papalanto Motor Park in Ogun State to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday at a filling station in Itori around 7:45 pm.
Odutola Omolola, a spokesman for the command, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Wednesday and said that the family of the deceased had been notified.
The incident was reported to the Ewekoro Divisional Police Headquarters by the bus driver, Akeem Olorode.
Odutola said, “The driver was en route to Ibadan with a bus that seats 18 passengers, but was carrying only 15 travellers when they departed from Papalanto.
“At around 7:00 pm, the driver stopped at a filling station in Itori to refuel. While filling the tank, other passengers alerted him that one of the passengers was acting strangely and had become unconscious.”
The traveler collapsed and died inside the bus, despite the frantic attempts of other passengers to provide first aid.
Police detectives from the division were dispatched to the scene after receiving the report, according to Odutola, and they discovered the deceased along with other passengers.
She added, “It was later revealed that the deceased was a resident of Ibadan. He was taken to a state hospital in Ifo, where the attending physician pronounced him dead.
