A Yet-To-Be-Identified tricycle rider has been crushed to death after the compactor of a refuse truck fell from a bridge in the Surulere area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Tuesday evening.

The truck, owned by the Lagos Waste Management Authority, was said to be plying the Shitta bridge in the community when it developed a mechanical fault while in motion.

As a result, the truck lost control and crashed into a Kia Salon car on the bridge.

The impact of the crash was however said to have caused the compactor of the truck to detach and fall on a mini-commercial bus and the tricycle on the ground floor.

Our correspondent gathered that passengers numbering about seven in the bus survived the crash while the tricycle rider died on the spot.

While confirming the incident, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team arrived at the scene around 10:20 pm after receiving a distress call.

The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “It was observed that a LAWMA PSP compactor truck was involved in a multiple accident when it reportedly suffered mechanical error (disengaged propeller), lost control and crashed into a Kia Rio Saloon car, registration number unknown, on Shitta bridge.

“Further information gathered at the incident scene was that the compactor thereafter crashed down the side of the bridge onto a seven-passenger mini-bus (korope) and a tricycle (Keke Marwa), killing the tricyclist instantly on impact.”

The LASEMA boss added that the remains of the deceased were recovered from the incident scene and taken to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba for further processing.

According to him, all three vehicles involved in the multiple accidents were moved to the Iponri Police Station, while the LAWMA PSP compactor truck was taken to the agency’s yard at Ijora with the aid of its Heavy Duty Equipment (Elephant) at midnight.

“In attendance at the incident scene were the LASEMA Response Team, LASAMBUS, LASTMA, Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Surulere Divisional Office and Officers of the NPF from Iponri Police Station,” he added.

Source: https://punchng.com/refuse-truck-falls-off-lagos-bridge-kills-tricycle-rider/

Abeg, Why So Much Accident In This LAGOS

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RIP to the Keke rider.. a lady was lamenting yesterday that she doesn't know what's sadder than being hungry!

What a way to exit the world.

Indeed, 1000 ways to die...

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Abeg, Why So Much Accident In This LAGOS

Na becos of say Tunibu built Lagos

Rip to d death ....may God continue to protect us all,D's country just dry upside down.

Jesus

Rest in peace.

Such a sad news to read early in the morning
Measures should be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Stay safe in Lagos guys
There are too many reckless drivers there

Those trucks are barely ever maintained. You'll see some with terrible shock absorbers and some with very bad tyres. They mostly break down on the road. An overhaul is needed.

The bridge should be caged to save lives. Caged like the Niger Bridge. These guys know what to do

huntax:
Those trucks are barely ever maintained. You'll see some with terrible shock absorbers and some with very bad tyres. They mostly break down on the road. An overhaul is needed.

The truck not an old one. It's still new and well maintained by LAWMA. The truck driver also died and buried yesterday

If we were a sane country, the family of the rider will sue the government and get a handsome payout. But for here, they will ask what was the rider doing under the bridge

We survive each day by grace.

So sad

His family will wait for him to return at night but will see him

Those lawma truck drivers are worse than despatch riders.
They don't consider other road users when driving, they bully everyone out of the road.

And he developed Lagos? Look at the tragedy that has befallen the state. Apc is evil

Fatbam005:
We survive each day by GODS grace.

Absolutely Right

tnerro1:
If we were a sane country, the family of the rider will sue the government and get a handsome payout. But for here, they will ask what was the rider doing under the bridge

Emilokan.. renewed shege everywhere.

RIP to the dead
Btw, that’s a mini bus and not a tricycle. Junk reporters.

tnerro1:
If we were a sane country, the family of the rider will sue the government and get a handsome payout. But for here, they will ask what was the rider doing under the bridge

Will you shut up. Same country yen yen.

When will truck stop falling on lagos bridge? Abi na only lagos get bridge

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Abeg, Why So Much Accident In This LAGOS

Na that city Tinubu built

RichDad1:

Will you shut up. Same country yen yen.

Olodo, it is “ sane” not “ Same”