The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) rescued a boy trapped under a fully loaded 40-foot container at Apapa, Lagos, while the truck driver died instantly.
Chronicle NG reports that Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA PRO, said this on Thursday in a statement.
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today rescued a motor boy trapped under a fully loaded 40-foot container while the driver died instantly during a fatal accident today around Wharf Road, opposite Area B Police Command in the outward Apapa area of Lagos.
LASTMA Egbetola Sulaiman ‘Zebra 36’ (Apapa), who led the rescue team, confirmed that the fatal accident involved a fully loaded 40-foot container and a stationed tipper truck with no registration number.
Egbetola confirmed further that the preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the 40-foot-long loaded container, while on top speed, lost control and rammed into another stationed tipper truck with a tire problem.
He disclosed that LASTMA officials and other emergency responders were able to rescue a trapped motor boy while the driver of the loaded 40-foot container died instantly.
According to Zebra Ademola, “While the body of the dead driver was at the Area B Police Command, the rescued motor boy was immediately rushed to the nearby General Hospital at Apapa for medical treatment.
Other emergency responders at the accident scene include the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Police, and Nigerian Port Authority (NPA).
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, however, warned truck drivers to always consider other road users and be very careful when driving during the day and night.
