40-ft container falls in Lagos, crushes minibus, kills driver
One person died and three others had been rescued on Sunday after a 40-foot containerized truck beaten a industrial minibus along Faded Ipaja Facet motorway, advance Agbotikuyo, Lagos.
The incident occurred in the early hours of the day when the Mack truck reportedly suffered a brake failure and toppled onto the minibus, many times referred to as “Korope,” which became en path to Iyana Ipaja.
The driver of the minibus died on the field. Three passengers — two girls and one man — had been rescued from the wreckage without most important accidents and had been at once attended to by emergency medical personnel.
The accident triggered vital visitors congestion in the field, as the truck blocked a sexy piece of the avenue, disrupting lag along nearby streets at the side of Shofunde and Olufunlayo.
Spokesperson for the Lagos Teach Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident and said officers of the company lickety-split managed the dispute by implementing diversions to lower visitors stress.
In step with him, the truck driver attempted to hover the scene but became intercepted by LASTMA operatives and handed over to officers from the Elere and Teach ‘G’ Police Divisions.
Emergency responders from the Lagos Teach Emergency Management Company (LASEMA), Lagos Teach Ambulance Services and products (LASAMBUS), and the Nigeria Police labored with LASTMA to proper the scene, get smartly the physique of the deceased, and restore typical visitors float.
In a statement, the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, expressed condolences to the victim’s family. He called on truck operators to behavior routine mechanical tests, namely on braking programs, earlier than working on public roads.
“Truck operators must adhere strictly to safety protocols. It's far non-negotiable that every articulated automobile undergoes thorough mechanical inspection — especially the braking programs — earlier than venturing onto our roads,” Giwa said. “Preventable tragedies like this underscore the necessity for unwavering compliance.”
