A truck accident in Lagos killed a female rider

A female biker was murdered by a containerized truck on Monday, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in the Sifax inward Iganmu Bridge region of the state.

According to reports, the truck crashed into a female biker as she was descending the bridge because the driver lost control of the truck while it was moving.

Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of LASTMA’s Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, made this revelation in a statement posted on the organization’s official X handle.

The statement partly read, “Early this morning, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders recovered the body of a female biker trapped under a loaded containerised truck in Lagos.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the truck driver, who was speeding, lost control and caused the truck to fall on the female biker. The driver fled the scene upon realising the severity of the accident.”

The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa, confirmed that the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 am, noting that “immediately after the incident, LASTMA personnel called in other emergency responders including the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU), for a rescue operation.”

Giwa said that the deceased’s body had been removed by the Lagos State Ambulance Service. To make room for unrestricted vehicle traffic on the Iganmu Bridge, the containerized truck was removed at the same time.

Additionally, he mentioned that police personnel had been sent in to maintain security while the rescue was underway.

Along with offering condolences to the relatives of the dead, the governor’s assistant “warned truck drivers to adhere to speed limits both within and outside the state.”

Additionally, he counseled individual and commercial motorcycle riders to abide by the traffic laws and regulations outlined in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018.