- car driver survives unhurt with support by LASTMA officials
By Seyi Babalola
A fully loaded 40fts Mack articulated truck fell on a Nissan Car (ABJ 692 BG) at the NNPC, inward Alapere, Lagos, killing the woman at the rear of the car, while the driver survived unhurt with support by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials.
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, confirmed that the driver of the Mack articulated truck with his motor-boy ran away immediately the fatal accident occurred.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of Mack articulated 40ft fully loaded container, while on high speed, lost control as a result of brake failure and rammed into a moving Nissan car by NNPC inward Alapere, Ogudu along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos.
LASTMA Alabi Olukayode of Zone 2, Ogudu/Alapere) disclosed that LASTMA handed over the evacuated dead body (woman) to policemen 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 maintained and the braking system checked before embarking on any journey within or outside the State.