Truck crushes female biker to death in Lagos

By Sodiq Adelakun

A female biker was killed on Monday morning in the Sifax inward Iganmu Bridge area of Lagos State after a containerized truck fell on her.

According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the truck driver lost control of the vehicle while speeding and fled the scene after the accident.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the truck driver, who was speeding, lost control and caused the truck to fall on the female biker. The driver fled the scene upon realising the severity of the accident,” said Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.

The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa, confirmed that the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 am and that LASTMA personnel had called in other emergency responders, including the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU), for a rescue operation.

Giwa said, “The Lagos State Ambulance Service has taken away the deceased’s body, while the containerized truck was evacuated to clear the way for free vehicular movement on Iganmu Bridge.” He added that police officers had been deployed to ensure security during the rescue operation.

The governor’s aide commiserated with the deceased’s family and warned truck drivers to adhere to speed limits both within and outside the state. He also advised motorcycle operators, both commercial and private, to obey traffic rules and regulations as stipulated in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.

“Immediately after the incident, operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders recovered the body of a female biker trapped under a loaded containerised truck in Lagos,” Taofiq added.