Yesterday, along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos, a 20-feet container fell off its truck and landed on a motor boy, killing him on the spot.
The truck, with number plate KTU 141 XK, was heading towards the Apapa ports at about 5a.m., when the incident occurred at Iyana-Itire Bus Stop.
The deceased, identified as Ahmed, was said to have attempted to jump out of the truck, in an attempt to avoid the inevitable. Eyewitnesses said the empty container landed on his head.
The incident caused a hitch in the free flow of traffic until the arrival of Lagos State Police Command Officer in-Charge of Traffic, CSP Olusanmi Titilayo and her men. The traffic team was able to control vehicular movement.
Titilayo later contacted Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), which brought a vehicle that evacuated the corpse.
Eyewitnesses blamed the cause on bad road, calling on government to effect repairs on the bad spots along the expressway.
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