An auto crash involving a 40ft container along Oke Riya inward Agric Bust Stop in Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Wednesday claimed the live of the driver.
The cause of the accident was attributed to a brake failure which led to the container hitting the BRT demarcation and pedestrian bridge pillar along the road.
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the remains of the driver had handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
The statement read, “Upon arrival of the Agency’s LRTs to the scene of incident, an articulated truck conveying a 40ft container was discovered involved in a solitary accident at the above mentioned location.
“The accident was attributed to brake failure, loss of control that led to crash of the truck and its 40ft container on the main road, hitting the BRT demarcation and pedestrian bridge pillar, which effectively shut down the entire Expressway.
“The trapped truck driver in the cabin who lost his life in the incident has been extricated with light duty rescue equipment in the ongoing operation and duly handed over to officials from the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
“The Agency’s sophisticated heavy-duty equipment are in the process of recovering the crashed articulated vehicle, while an Agency’s flat body truck has equally been deployed for recovery of the 40ft container.
“Motorists plying that axis and those with the intent of traversing that area are implored to be patient and use alternative routes as directed by Emergency Responders, as traffic has been diverted during this recovery period.”
