A car driven by a man said to be drunk has rammed into a motor park in Odigbo LGA of Ondo State and killed a teenager identified as Bassey Edet, the victim was selling snacks at the park.
A witness, Olamide Bolade, said the driver of the vehicle, a Toyota Picnic car was allegedly drunk when the accident occurred.
The accident which happened along the ever-busy Odigbo-Ore road sent the foster parents of the teenager and people around the area into mourning.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Ondo, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the driver of the vehicle had been arrested by the police.
She explained that the incident would have led to a mob action but for the timely intervention of security agents at the scene who ensured the situation did not turn violent.
She added that the remains of the teenager had been deposited at the morgue in Ore.
