Tragedy struck on Friday afternoon as Teacher’s parked car crushed 10-year-old pupil to death at Isiu Grammar School, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

The deceased identified simply as Rofiat, was said to have joined her friends on the school playground while a parked vehicle started to roll backwards towards her direction.

Rofiat, who did not notice the oncoming of the Nissan car got knocked down in the process.

An eyewitness said: “We were told that the incident happened around 1pm. The car had been parked there since morning when the teacher arrived. We don’t know how it managed to move from the position.

“Meanwhile, Rofiat was backing the moving vehicle. The moment the vehicle hit her, the impact made her hit her forehead on the ground. It was other students who rushed to call the teachers who came to the scene and found her motionless.

“She was taken to Isiotu General Hospital where she was admitted and attended to. It was later that the medical staff members there discovered that her case had become critical. That was when they referred those who took her there to Agbowa General Hospital. On getting to Agbowa, she was immediately taken to the emergency section where she was later confirmed dead.

“Following her death, some police officers came to the school premises to take photographs and also interrogated some teachers who were on duty when the incident happened,” the resident added.

The teacher identified as Dele was taken into custody after he went to the police station to report the incident.