13th January, 2024
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Saturday recovered two bodies trapped under an empty long ‘Man-Diesel’ truck by Barracks Bus-stop along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the two recovered bodies were passengers on a motorcycle riding in a direction prohibited by law ‘One-way’ on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
“While these two motorcycle passengers died instantly, the rider later died at a hospital around Satellites Town.
Adebayo said that preliminary investigations revealed that a truck driver while on top speed lost control as a result of a rear busted tyre and rammed into a motorcycle plying one-way by Barracks Bus-stop inward Iyana-Iba along Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
“While the truck driver ran away after the accident, policemen from Onireke Police Division took away the recovered two bodies.
Ogunremi Olanrewaju, LASTMA Commander, Area D, who led the recovery operations and his team immediately evacuated the truck and motorcycle off the road for an unhindered free-vehicular movement around the Expressway.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Bakare-Oki Olalekan while warning truck drivers to always stop over-speeding, however, appealed to motorcycle operators to stop plying one-way, including all restricted routes across the State.