An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aba Unit, Mr. Victor Mbakaogu has been hospitalised and left in a critical condition after he was knocked down by a motorist yesterday.
The incident, it was gathered happened in front of the Aba command of the FRSC on the Aba-Umuahia axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway while the victim was on duty.
Eye witnesses said the victim hit his head on the ground and broke his jaw after the car hit him.
Mbakaogu was said to have been rushed to a private hospital for treatment.
Unit Commander Okora Awassam confirmed the incident. She said Mbakaogu was responding to treatment.
Awassam said the driver has been arrested and put in detention.
“The officer didn’t stop the driver. He was standing beside the road in front of our office when the driver suddenly veered off the road, hit him and sped off.
“My personnel landed on the road with his head and broke his jaw. He is currently receiving medical attention and we thank God he is responding to treatment.
“The driver was arrested in a nearby village, not too far from the scene of the incident by a good Samaritan and others who witnessed it,” Awassam said.