Confusion Hits Top Southwest State as Yet-to-be-identified Man, Dies in His Car While in Fuel Queue
- A man died in his car while waiting in a queue to buy fuel in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State
- It was gathered that the yet-to-be-identified man had rested his head on the steering wheel of his car at the fuel station
- Other customers did not know he had given up the ghost until those parked behind him started to use their car horns to try to alert him
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Tragedy struck in Oyo state on Thursday, December 29, when a yet-to-be-identified man reportedly died while buying fuel at a station.
The Punch reports that the incident occurred at the Oluyole Estate, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State.
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esidents and other customers of the fuel station who spoke on the matter said that nobody was aware of what happened to the man.
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Some of the customers said the man had rested his head on his steering wheel and it was until other customers tried using their car horns to alert him to move that they realised he was dead.
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It was gathered that the deceased man's car with plate number AKD 878 GP was moved to the nearest police station.
His body has since been deposited at an undisclosed morgue.
A source said:
“The man’s identity is still unknown. He looked like an Alhaji and was sitting in his car with one leg on the pedal while the other on the ground with his door opened.”
The fuel station manager reacts
Confirming the incident, the manager of the fuel station who simply identified himself as Joseph said the case had been reported to the police, and the body was taken away.
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