A yet-be-identified lady has been crushed to demise by a truck within the Abule-Egba space of Lagos State.
The incident, which occurred on Monday, was confirmed in a press release by the spokesperson of Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority, Adebayo Taofiq.
Adebayo famous that preliminary investigations revealed that the cement mixer truck was on high pace when it misplaced management because of a brake failure.
He added that the motive force tried to swerve right into a drainage channel and crushed the deceased within the course of.
“The trapped physique was evacuated beneath the Dangote truck by Officers of the Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority and instantly handed over to policemen from Oko-Oba Police Station,” Adebayo famous within the assertion.
He disclosed additional that the motive force was apprehended by LASTMA officers, including {that a} staff of policemen from Oko-Oba Police Station offered safety backup throughout rescue operations.
“LASTMA Abdul Salam Nurudeen (Alpha, Zone 19 Abule-Egba/Tollgate) who led the restoration operations confirmed that his staff was supported by different highway sympathizers to take away the trapped lifeless physique.
“The Basic Supervisor of LASTMA Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki nonetheless warned truck homeowners/drivers to at all times guarantee their vans are correctly checked together with the braking system earlier than embarking on any journey inside or exterior Lagos,” the assertion added.
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