One Dies as Truck Overturns in Lagos A passenger has died after a fully loaded six-tyre truck overturned following a tyre burst around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State.
The deceased, an elderly man, reportedly fell out of the truck’s front cabin during the incident and hit his head against a sharp object, resulting in his instantaneous death.
The […] A passenger has died after a fully loaded six-tyre truck overturned following a tyre burst around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this said on Sunday, saying the truck, with registration number ABJ 37 AC, was conveying assorted goods, including sealed bags and newly branded event chairs, when the accident occurred.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in the statement, said preliminary findings indicated that the truck was travelling at considerable speed when its front tyre suddenly burst, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. TY Danjuma: One tenure not enough for Tinubu to complete ongoing projects Obi coming to stop erosion of Nigeria’s commonwealth, NDC replies Tinubu He said its night rescue team, which was conducting surveillance along major traffic corridors, swiftly mobilised to the scene and cordoned off the accident location to prevent further casualties. “The operatives subsequently evacuated the deceased from the busy carriageway into an ambulance belonging to the Lagos State Emergency Medical Services. “Personnel of the Pedro Police Division and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service also participated in the emergency response,” he added.
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