A yet-to-be-identified man was crushed to death and a woman severely injured as a 40ft container fell on them at Costain roundabout in Lagos State.

It was gathered that the container fell off a truck after the
vehicle suffered brake failure on Wednesday night, May 11,
crushing the two victims who were passing by.

Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, said the male victim died on the spot while the female victim was rescued alive with severe injuries on the left leg.

"In an overnight operation, the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency, LASEMA, activated its Emergency
Response Plan when an incident was reported via its toll-free number 112, at the wee hours of Wednesday night, 11th May, 2022, regarding an adult female and male who fell victim of a fallen 40ft container which left the male counterpart dead at the COSTAIN roundabout incident," the statement read.

"Consequent upon the arrival of the Agency's Response Team, it was discovered that an adult male and female were passing by when the incident involving the 40ft container on the articulated vehicle fell and crushed the adult male to death instantly, while the Agency's Response Team extricated the adult female alive with severe injuries on the left leg and was immediately given pre-medical treatment by the Agency's Paramedics before being taken to a nearby hospital for furtherbmedical attention.

"Further enquiry at the scene revealed that the articulated truck laden with the 40ft container had suffered brake failure while enroute the COSTAIN roundabout and as a result, the container fell off the back of the truck.

"The deceased adult male body was bagged and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU, for further action.

"The truck and its fallen container were recovered off the road with the aid of the Agency’s heavy-duty Forklift and placed on a lay-by before being handed over to Officers of the Nigerian Police at the incident scene."

Other responders at the scene were the LASAMBUS and the
Nigerian Police Force, he added.

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In Nigeria, anything can kill you. Anywhere you dey, dey revolve your head like fan dey check environment.

Walk on pedestrian lanes only. When you wan cross road, continuously be turning left and right until you cross.

Never you walk relaxed under electric poles. Avoid staying too long in storey buildings.


Nigeria can never be great until NEPA stop using gen in their office.

Sad

When ever in in between a tanker,lorry or trailer. I step on gas with my horn as loud as volume 30,especially when I overtaking them by drivers side. I hate slow movement near these death traps and I hate being at the back of a learner.

Death trap everywhere

First time of seeing first responders carry a corpse with dignity inside a health care personnels' vehicle.

Obviously that's not a hearse maybe an ambulance.

I am so impressed. Thanks for the good work !


I mostly see corpses strewn over pick up vans in an undignified manner.

For me it's always unsightly

Here a breadwinner leaves home for a legitimate hustle and comes back in body bag while the other is critically injured

It's traumatizing for everyone.

Avoidable if only these heavy duty trucks move only at night.

But what can we do !


Fare thee well

Yes Rest on !

If u re going out and coming back home safety, u are one of the lucky ones.. Always be thankful... Baba God I hail u.. Thank you for the gift of life in this jungle called Niger Area