Again, truck crushes another dispatch rider to death in Lagos

A dispatch rider has mislaid his beingness successful a tragic roadworthy mishap involving a motortruck astatine the Otedola Bridge axis successful Lagos, occurring little than 24 hours aft a akin clang was reported successful the aforesaid corridor.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the incidental successful a connection issued by its spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq.

The fatal clang occurred on the Ogudu–Otedola Toll Gate stretch, inward the Secretariat, wherever a heavy-duty Volvo motortruck reportedly struck the motorcycle, sidesplitting the rider instantly.

LASTMA officials connected regular patrol responded promptly by securing and cordoning disconnected the mishap country to avert further incidents, particularly fixed the precocious measurement of postulation successful the area.

Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, aboriginal took custody of the deceased’s remains, portion unit from the Alausa Police Division provided information during the evacuation.

The damaged motorcycle and the motortruck were subsequently cleared from the roadworthy with the assistance of a towing vehicle, aft which postulation travel was gradually restored.

However, the incidental led to important congestion, with gridlock stretching toward the Berger axis earlier mean question resumed.

Reacting, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the household of the deceased and urged each roadworthy users to strictly adhere to postulation regulations.

He emphasised the need...