Container crushes cart pusher to death in Lagos

An unknown cart pusher was killed on Sunday in the Dopemu region of Lagos State when a container truck carrying concrete stones fell on him.

While confirming the event, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority revealed that the driver was travelling at top speed when it lost control and rolled onto its side.

Taofiq Adebayo, a spokesperson for LASTMA, said that the victim was involved in the accident and that its personnel later found his corpse.

He claimed that Badmus Abdul-Akeem, one of the company's officers in the area, revealed that a preliminary investigation suggested the driver of the container lost full concentration while dragging the road at top speed with another trailer before falling off the road, blocking the entire BRT corridor into Dopemu.

He said Abdul-Akeem verified that LASTMA officials had found a photocopy of the truck driver's driver's license at the scene of the accident while the driver fled.

The statement further read, “After noticing a trapped body underneath a fallen container, we called the LASEMA Response Unit and policemen from Gowon Divisional Police Headquarters for immediate rescue operations and investigations.

“While LASEMA Response Unit evacuated the fallen container off the BRT corridor, the recovered dead were handed over to members of the Hausa community around Dopemu area after they mobilised themselves to the scene of the accident with dangerous weapons.”

While offering support to the bereaved family, LASTMA's general manager, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, asked motorists to always drive on state highways in accordance with the strictest safety regulations.

He insisted that speed restriction signs had been put up to inform motorists, including truck drivers, of the state's various speed limits.

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