LASTMA APPREHENDS TRUCK DRIVER AFTER FATATL CRASH LILLS PEDESTRIAN, MOTORCYCLIST OM BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY
By Olayiwiola Ibrahim // Lagos// The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority [LASTMA] has apprehended the driver of a heavily-loaded bucket truck involved in a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian and a motorcyclist along the Iyana-Iba Flyover, inward Lagos State University, on the Badagry Expressway over the weekend.
According to preliminary findings, the truck was speeding inward Badagry from Volkswagen when it knocked down a pedestrian. Instead of stopping, the driver continued driving.
A motorcyclist and a sympathizer chased the truck to force it to stop. During the chase, the truck rammed into the motorcycle, killing the rider instantly. The sympathizer escaped unhurt.
LASTMA’s Night Gang Surveillance and Monitoring Team arrived quickly, evacuated the motorcyclist’s body trapped under the truck’s front wheel, and apprehended the driver.
The driver was handed over to officers at the PPL Police Post, Okokomaiko, and the Federal Road Safety Corps [FRSC] for further investigation.
The FRSC evacuated the motorcyclist’s remains.
The pedestrian’s body was released to his family after they arrived at the scene.
Both the truck and the damaged motorcycle were taken to the PPL Police Post pending investigation.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the families and described the crash as a painful reminder of the dangers of reckless driving by truck operators.
He urged all truck drivers and road users to obey speed limits and exercise caution day and night to prevent needless loss of life.
He also reaffirmed LASTMA’s commitment to aggressive surveillance, enforcement, and emergency response to improve road safety in Lagos.
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