FALLING CONTAINER KILLS A WOMAN AT ALAPERE AREA OF OGUDU, LAGOS
By Olayiwola Ibrahim // A 40fts Mack articulated truck fully loaded conveying some unidentified goods, fell on a Nissan Car with plat3 number ABJ 692 BG which resulted to tge death of a woman at the rear of the car while the car driver survived unhurt with the support of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA officials by tge NNPC inward Estate, Alapere, Lagos.
The incident was confirmed by tge Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofeek stating that the driver and the motor boy of the of the truck immediately ran away during the fatal accident.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of Mack articulated 40 ft fully loaded container, while on a high speed lost control as a result of a brake failure and rammed into a moving Nissan car on motion by NNPC inward Alapere, Ogudu along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos.
Lastma Alabi Olukayode Zone 2, Ogudu/Alapere disclosed that Lastma handed over the evacuated dead body woman to Police men from Alapere Police Station.
According to Zebra Alabi Olukayode, lastma officials and passers by including the LASEMA Response Unit LRU were involved in the rescue operations.
Other emergency responders at the scene of the fatal accident include Lagos State Ambulance Service @lasambus, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Police.
Also at the accident scene were the LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA Director of Traffic Incidents, Event Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Mr. Hakeem Adeosun and the LASTMA rescue team.
General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Olalekan Bakare Oki however warned motoring public particularly truck drivers to stop over speeding and ensure their vehicles are properly checked including the braking system before embarking on any journey within or outside the State.
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