Tragedy struck at the Ogberin Village end of Ede in the State of Osun on Friday evening when a truck driver identified as Sheriff fell and drowned in the Osun river when he wanted to bathe.
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It was learnt that the deceased was at the river bank after he and his colleagues removed their truck that got stuck on the road while going to offload the content of the vehicle.
Sheriff and his men, after freeing the truck and delivering the content, reportedly stopped at the river bank to wash their bodies when the incident happened.
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An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the deceased while standing at the riverbank, was about to bend down and start bathing when he suddenly slipped and fell into the river.
“He had not started bathing. He was about to bend and start bathing when he slipped and fell into the river,” the eyewitness said.
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