Drunk driver crushes soldier to death, injured several Officers

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A motorist driving recklessly under the influence of alcohol has killed a soldier and injured other military guys.

Those with injuries number is unknown as at the time of writing this report.

Equally not to the knowledge of our correspondent is the identity of the driver, who rammed into soldiers on the route march from Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu in Lagos State on Friday.

The sad incident happened few minutes after the soldiers set out for the exercise.

Report said injured soldiers are receiving treatment at the Nigerian Army Hospital, Yaba, while the body of their deceased counterpart has been deposited in the morgue.

On the eve of the exercise, the Headquarters 81 Division Nigerian Army, announced that it would be conducting its first Bi-Annual Route March today ( Friday).

The 15km route march, which was cut short as a result of the unfortunate incident, was supposed to traverse portions of both the mainland and island areas of Lagos.

The announcement also warned residents to remain calm as the route march is a routine military exercise.

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