LASTMA warned truck owners/drivers to always ensure their trucks are properly checked including the braking system before embarking on any journey within or outside Lagos.
25th March 2024 09:15 PM 
An accident has claimed the life of a yet-be-identified Woman in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State.
Confirming the incident to newsmen on Monday, the spokesperson of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, revealed that the woman was crushed to death by a truck.
The spokesperson revealed that preliminary investigations showed that the cement mixer truck was on top speed when it lost control as a result of a brake failure.
He added that the driver tried to swerve into a drainage channel and crushed the deceased in the process.
He disclosed further that the driver was apprehended by LASTMA officials, adding that a team of policemen from Oko-Oba Police Station provided security backup during rescue operations.
“The trapped body was evacuated underneath the Dangote truck by Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and immediately handed over to policemen from Oko-Oba Police Station,” Adebayo noted in the statement.
“LASTMA Abdul Salam Nurudeen (Alpha, Zone 19 Abule-Egba/Tollgate) who led the recovery operations confirmed that his team was supported by other road sympathizers to remove the trapped dead body.
