Tunde Obawunmi Killed in Cisco Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 20
Tunde Obawunmi ID’d as Man Killed in Cisco Pedestrian Crash on Interstate 20
Cisco, Texas (October 31, 2022) – The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle late Friday near Cisco has been identified.
Tunde Mustaph Obawunmi, 46, of Little Elm, died in the crash that took place on the Interstate 20 south access road at mile marker 326, about 3.82 miles west of Cisco on Friday, October 28
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Obawunmi and Olatunji Alex Atere, 38, of San Angelo, were walking westbound on the south access road on the downward grade of the roadway when they were both hit by a westbound vehicle, driven by Larry James Bryant, 75, of Cisco.
Obawunmi was pronounced dead at the scene. Atere was transported to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene in serious condition.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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