Truck driver kills dispatch rider, absconds, says LASTMA

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a dispatch rider lost his life after being hit by a fully loaded HOWO diesel tanker marked RBC 38 XF.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.

The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.

Bakare-Oki noted that the accident occurred under the Cele Bridge corridor of the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway.

According to the statement, the driver of the truck absconded from the scene of the accident.

“Security reports revealed that the tanker, while in motion, violently rammed into the dispatch motorcycle, causing the rider to be trapped underneath and die instantly.

“LASTMA personnel stationed along the axis acted promptly, cordoning off and securing the crash site with cones and cautionary red tape.

“This swift intervention was undertaken to prevent secondary collisions and safeguard other commuters navigating the busy expressway.

“The offending tanker was subsequently impounded by LASTMA officials, although the driver absconded upon realising the gravity of the incident,” the statement said.

The statement added that operatives of the Ijesha Police Division arrived to reinforce security and assume investigative responsibility in line with established protocols.

It said the deceased rider, impounded tanker, and the damaged motorcycle were handed over to the police for thorough investigation and diligent prosecution.

“The remains of the deceased, after being professionally secured from underneath the tanker, were thereafter conveyed by the police to a morgue in Yaba,” the statement added.

LASTMA urged the police to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the root cause of the crash and said that justice should be served in accordance with the law.

(NAN)

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