By Editor
Tragedy struck in Lagos yesterday when a 40-foot container-laden truck toppled on a commercial tricycle, killing a police officer and a female passenger at Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora 7Up.
The fatal accident, which occurred beneath the Ijora Bridge, involved a truck with registration number XP 368 AKD and a tricycle, popularly called Keke Napep, with number plate KJA 364 QN.
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), preliminary investigations revealed that the articulated truck lost control while attempting a dangerous manoeuvre. The truck overturned, crushing the tricycle which was carrying four passengers.
Two victims — a serving police officer and a female commuter — died instantly, while the tricycle operator and another passenger sustained severe leg injuries.
Emergency responders from LASTMA, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and the police worked together to rescue the survivors and recover the bodies of the deceased. The police officer’s remains were taken to the Yaba mortuary, while the female victim’s body was retrieved by her relatives at the scene. Two others, including the tricycle operator, sustained injuries on both legs and were rushed to Jimsan Hospital, Gasikiya, Ijora.
LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, stated that security operatives from Badia, Trinity, and Kirikiri divisions prevented angry residents from setting the truck ablaze during the rescue operation. The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commiserated with the families of the deceased and prayed for the quick recovery of those injured.
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