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There was panic on Friday after a yet-to-identified woman passed on in a tricycle while in transit at Isheri, Idimu area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased had boarded the tricycle along the Isheri-Igando Road and was heading to the Isheri end of the area.

On getting to her bus stop, the tricycle rider was said to have notified her of arriving at her destination.

The rider was shocked to discover thereafter that she was not responding and later found out she was motionless.

An eyewitness who preferred anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the incident told our correspondent that the rider drew the attention of passersby who rushed to the scene and realised that the passenger was no longer breathing.

He said, “I was close to the Isheri bus stop when I heard the tricycle rider shouting for help. When we moved close to the spot, we saw a woman placing her head on the middle of the barricade of the tricycle unresponsive.

“The rider said he was supposed to drop her at Isheri which is the last bus stop for tricycle riders along the area and when they got there, the rider expected her to step out and pay her fare only to find out that she wasn’t responding. That was when he raised the alarm. The place was crowded as it appeared strange.”

Another eyewitness who identified himself simply as Sodiq said efforts were made by some of the residents in the area to revive her but all proved abortive.

He added that the police later arrived at the scene, making people quickly desert the spot.

He said, “People tried their best to see if they could revive her but could not. It was not too long that the police arrived and the people around had to leave the spot to avoid being implicated.”

“Some said she might have been suffering from an ailment or she could have died of a heart attack,” Sodiq added.

It was gathered that the tricycle was taken to the Idimu police station while the deceased was taken to an undisclosed hospital in the area.

The Police Public Relations Officer,  Benjamin Hundeyin,  could not be reached as calls made to his phone were not responded to. A text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.