A yet-to-be-identified man has been crushed to death by a truck driver at Mile 12 Market along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday.

According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, the driver of the containerised truck with number plate LSR 901 XV lost control of the vehicle due to a brake failure while travelling at full speed.

The statement partly read, “Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today apprehended an articulated truck driver after crushing a scavenger pushing wheelbarrow to death by Mile 12 Market, Ikorodu Road, Lagos.

“The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed that the accident happened between a 16-tyre articulated truck ‘DAF’ (LSR 901 XV) and a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriageway by Mile 12 market inward Ketu along Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos”

Taofiq noted that the victim was saved alive from the accident scene by LASTMA officers but died shortly after.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of an articulated truck lost control while on top speed due to a brake failure and rammed into a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriage way inward Ketu, Lagos,” the statement noted.

Following his death, a group of miscreants and thugs attacked the truck driver; however, LASTMA officials, with the assistance of security officers, saved the driver and took him to Ketu Police Divisional Headquarters.

“Upon information on the death of the scavenger, some miscreants and hoodlums trooped out to attack the truck driver but, he was rescued to Ketu Police Divisional Headquarters by Lastma officials with the support of security personnel.

“The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan appealed to Market leaders to regularly carry out safety enlightenment campaign on the danger using wheelbarrow to convey goods or food items on highways across the State,” the statement added.

Source: https://punchng.com/truck-crushes-man-to-death-in-lagos/

What A Terrible Bad News, From Lagos State

Untimely death..
The mystery of life, no one till today can't come up with the pure purpose of this life..
Death can take you anywhere, be it church, mosque, street, inside ur own house..
We all are just waiting for our time..

😳

illicit:
😳

E Shock You?

Why speed with such a big truck in heavily populated areas?

These trailer drivers need reorientation.

RIP to the dead.

Fuel too cost people should becarefull when ever they're walking on high way, may his soul rest in peace. Amen.

What is the essence of living for the deceased?
Born poor, pushing a wheelbarrow to survive, only to be crushed by a broken-down truck.

Hardship from birth to death.

I pray it’s better for him on the other side. RIP.

matify83:
Why speed with such a big truck in heavily populated areas?

These trailer drivers need reorientation.

RIP to the dead.

Why will the government allow trucks and trailers to ply the same road with pedestrians? It's a high level of neqliqence

my condolences to the family



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

One spinal lost.
The Almighty God will continue to protect us.
RIP

One spinal lost.
The Almighty God will continue to protect us.
RIP
May the Almighty God stand with the family he left behind

Nawa.... His own Jesus has come.... We'll all join u one day.... Rest in peace man

I am hungry guys

Their own destiny don end for this world be that!

Samirana360:
Nawa.... His own Jesus has come.... We'll all join u one day.... Rest in peace man

Jesus na death?

R.I.P ☹️

kristian98:
I am hungry guys

Thank God you're alive!

AntiChristian:


Jesus na death?

Bleep off

Samirana360:
Bleep off

When your Jesus died did Jesus see him own Jesus?

AntiChristian:


When your Jesus died did Jesus see him own Jesus?

only fools fight religion

talented321:
Untimely death..
The mystery of life, no one till today can't come up with the pure purpose of this life..
Death can take you anywhere, be it church, mosque, street, inside ur own house..
We all are just waiting for our time..

stop saying untimely death. Quit reading the bible too much. Death has no time frame. It can come at anytime

The graphic warning there is enough. Why blurring the picture again? Some of us like gore.

Ggosh