An official of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, identified only as Idowu, was crushed to death by a waste disposal truck on Tuesday.
PUNCH Metrolearnt that the deceased and three others were in the truck, otherwise known as PSP, when it skidded off the Egbeda-Idimu Road and fell on its side.
It was learnt that three of the officials escaped unhurt but Idowu was not as lucky as the vehicle fell on him cutting him into two halves.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident was caused by commercial bus drivers who were driving recklessly around Car Wash Bus Stop.
An eyewitness, who identified himself only as Emmanuel, said, “The accident was caused by commercial bus drivers who stopped to pick passengers along the road at illegal bus stops around 7am. The real bus stop is the BRT one, but many commercial drivers usually ignore it.
“The PSP truck overturned as its driver tried to avoid ramming into two commercial buses filled with passengers. The commercial bus drivers were struggling to overtake each other at the bus stop to pick passengers.
“The deceased was caught under, with part of his body, from his chest, cut into half and buried under the truck.”
It was learnt that the buses that allegedly caused the accident, drove off immediately.
PUNCH Metrolearnt that the accident, coupled with the early morning rush, caused a gridlock which stretched from the road to the Iyana Ipaja end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Many bystanders as well as colleagues of the victim were seen crying at the scene.
Around 11am, however, two cranes were brought to move the truck off the deceased’s body.
A LAWMA official, Mrs. Aminu-Odukoya, who is also a field supervisor said Idowu was one of the officials that collected refuse from residents whenever the PSP truck stopped at refuse points.
She said the truck had stopped briefly to pick bags of refuse shortly before the accident occurred.
Mr. Olakunle Agenjo, a LAWMA provost official, said Car Wash was an illegal bus stop.
He said, “This Car Wash is not a bus stop. This accident happened around 7am. The PSP truck stopped to pick refuse and was about to drive away. A commercial bus parked in its front, picking passengers, another one parked at the back of the truck, also picking passengers.
“Suddenly, as the truck was about to continue on its way, the commercial bus at the back, drove fast and attempted to overtake the one at the front. But the one at the front would not allow the driver. In the confusion, the truck would have run into them, but it would have led to the death of so many people, which was why the driver attempted to steer the truck over the culvert, but the truck overturned and our man turned with it and he was killed.”
http://www.punchng.com/metro/garbage-truck-crushes-lawma-official-to-death/

Too bad

LASTMA should start arresting commercial bus drivers who pick passengers at Car Wash bus stop. The reckless drivers abandon the designated bus stop and use the petrol station on the car wash bus stop to pick passengers. You need to see the way these animals display foolishness to pick passengers with their buses. Smh
RIP to the LAWMA guy!

rip

Dang!

Whooa!!!

Into "two halves?"

Four pieces??

OMG!!!

Commercial bus drivers are one of the strangest being on planet earth

These guys can stop on the expressway just to pick passengers thereby causing gridlock.

Most traffic encountered are caused by these guys.

Seriously we make our cities unsafe and difficult to live in for ourselves. Imagine govt created designated points for commercial buses to park to pick and drop passengers we decides to stop anyhow anywhere not minding who may be affected by our actions. Where there are traffic lights people ignore them as if they are there for fun and we are the same people who criticize Fashola for his strict traffic laws, sometimes i just don`t pity commercial drivers when their buses are being impounded by LASTMAN coz Nigeria is just full of crazy drivers.

Idowu?!.

Ooh.... Lord

JulianBond007: LASTMA should start arresting commercial bus drivers who pick passengers at Car Wash bus stop. The reckless drivers abandon the designated bus stop and use the petrol station on the car wash bus stop to pick passengers. You need to see the way these animals display foolishness to pick passengers with their buses. Smh
RIP to the LAWMA guy!

People will always complain, calling The Lagos state government names.

When they were ban and restricted to service lanes, people complained but it's effect at the end of the day is a big plus.

Same goes for the ban on okadas.

hummmmmm, what a sad news, as we go about looking for what we 'll eat may evil not consume us in Jesus name

Oh jesus

Its a pity.

December ko ma di wa leru lo (amen)

DICKtator: Whooa!!!

Into "two halves?"

Four pieces??

OMG!!!

Commercial bus drivers are one of the strangest being on planet earth

These guys can stop on the expressway just to pick passengers thereby causing gridlock.

Most traffic encountered are caused by these guys.

I take it u don't know the meaning of the smiley u used.

I can just imagine.....RIP official

DonColz1: Too bad

divident of bad governance which allows indicipline.leaders spen million sending their kid to school and no aminites for the poor they end up being stack illiterates and do things without culture and decipline.hence the ripple effect is what we see ike this one.
God will reward those who kept us in this condition.

JulianBond007: LASTMA should start arresting commercial bus drivers who pick passengers at Car Wash bus stop. The reckless drivers abandon the designated bus stop and use the petrol station on the car wash bus stop to pick passengers. You need to see the way these animals display foolishness to pick passengers with their buses. Smh
RIP to the LAWMA guy!

Dis aRRest can be possible if lastma officials desist fRom collecting bribe fRom commercial bus offenders

Tragic

JulianBond007: LASTMA should start arresting commercial bus drivers who pick passengers at Car Wash bus stop. The reckless drivers abandon the designated bus stop and use the petrol station on the car wash bus stop to pick passengers. You need to see the way these animals display foolishness to pick passengers with their buses. Smh
RIP to the LAWMA guy!

Likewise the passengers too.

OMG!!!

RIP Idowu!!!

Eeyah. Unfortunate.

Oh God of Pastor E.A. Adeboye.............protect me and my family through the remaining days of this year........and subsequent years to come, may we not be victims of calamity in pursuing our daily bread, may we live to see years and years to come, and finally, may we reign with You in eternity (AMEN)

RIP Idowu!!!!!

The passenger's too are as guilty as the bus drivers.

JulianBond007: LASTMA should start arresting commercial bus drivers who pick passengers at Car Wash bus stop. The reckless drivers abandon the designated bus stop and use the petrol station on the car wash bus stop to pick passengers. You need to see the way these animals display foolishness to pick passengers with their buses. Smh
RIP to the LAWMA guy!

I alwys say dis, we're d cause of our problems, I blame d bus drivers jst 40% while I blame d passengers 60%, don't dey knw where bus stops aя̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣̥?, dey knw bt dey're nt following d ideal way. Any passenger seen around dat place waiting 4 a bus 2 board shld b arrested. Later we'll say our leaders aя̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣̥ d problems of dis country, when civilians don't abide by laws too. D change we're clamouring 4 starts 4rm me and u.

Garbage truck why why?? I say why did u do this to me??. I told u I'll crush idowu-ogbo,that lawma officer myself this evening, but u went ahead nd double cross me.... smh, such is lyf

RIP.Ko lorun ma fi sho e showa o.

The PT buses carry some blame; true. But the truck must have been driving too fast as well. We all know how reckless these truck drivers can be; you know the usual "above the law" feeling our people feel when they deem themselves to be doing a public service (or driving a government vehicle).

Bus drivers are always reckless and dont care but passengers too should do what is right. If you stand at illegal bus stops then you are part of the problem. Transportation business is demand driven, bus drivers will go to where the passenger is (illegal bus stops or legal ones).