Cyclist kills retired civil servant in Kwara

A retired female civil servant in Kwara State (name withheld) who was hit by a commercial motorcycle rider while driving against traffic has died.

The incident, our correspondent gathered, occurred over the weekend when the victim was crossing the newly constructed Al-Hikmah University Road at Adeta.

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Although she was rushed to the hospital, the victim died in the course of a surgery on Friday.

Speaking with our correspondent on Tuesday, a son of the deceased, Abdulhafiz, who confirmed the incident, said their late mother was injured in her left thigh during the accident.