A former councillor who represented Rimba-Ebagi ward of Abaji Area Council of the FCT, simply identified as Paul, and his son have lost their lives in a road accident in the area on Monday.
A witness told Daily Trust that the unfortunate incident occured around 10:34 am when the deceased and his son, who were on a motorcycle were run over by a trailer.
He said the father and son were on a bike when he suddenly fell on the road, and a trailer coming from behind crushed them to death.
The witness explained that they were rushed to the hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) where they were confirmed dead.
The corpses were later taken to the deceased family house where arrangements are on to bury them.
An official of the FRSC who was part of the rescue operation but preferred anonymity confirmed the incident, to the aforementioned publication, saying the corpses had been handed over to the family.
He said the driver and trailer were taken to the police division in the area.
