Image of accident Credit: Punch
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a tragic incident occurred in the Surulere area of Lagos State on Tuesday evening, where an unidentified tricycle rider lost his life after being crushed by a refuse truck that fell from a bridge.
According to reports gathered by this online media platform, the accident took place when a truck owned by the Lagos Waste Management Authority was crossing the Shitta bridge. Unfortunately, the truck experienced a mechanical failure while in motion, leading to a loss of control and a collision with a Kia Salon car on the bridge.
The impact of the collision caused the compactor of the truck to detach and fall onto a mini-commercial bus and the tricycle below, resulting in the fatality.
Passengers numbering about seven in the bus survived the crash while the tricycle rider died on the spot.While confirming the incident, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team arrived at the scene around 10:20 pm after receiving a distress call.
Image of accident
Credit: Punch
The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “It was observed that a LAWMA PSP compactor truck was involved in a multiple accident when it reportedly suffered mechanical error (disengaged propeller), lost control and crashed into a Kia Rio Saloon car, registration number unknown, on Shitta bridge.
“Further information gathered at the incident scene was that the compactor thereafter crashed down the side of the bridge onto a seven-passenger mini-bus (korope) and a tricycle (Keke Marwa), killing the tricyclist instantly on impact.”
The LASEMA boss added that the remains of the deceased were recovered from the incident scene and taken to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba for further processing.
According to him, all three vehicles involved in the multiple accidents were moved to the Iponri Police Station, while the LAWMA PSP compactor truck was taken to the agency’s yard at Ijora with the aid of its Heavy Duty Equipment (Elephant) at midnight.
“In attendance at the incident scene were the LASEMA Response Team, LASAMBUS, LASTMA, Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Surulere Divisional Office and Officers of the NPF from Iponri Police Station,” he added.
Click to watch our video of the week
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has expressed…
On Friday, December 20th, the Borno State capital played host to an inspiring literary event…
In a coordinated effort, troops of the 6 Division, along with other security agencies, have…