Crimes

One dies in Lagos accident

One person has been confirmed dead in a road accident in the Mangoro area of Lagos State.

Confirming the incident on Friday, August 9, 2024, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed that the accident involved a truck and a minibus.

LASEMA, in a statement issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the articulated truck collided with the minibus and smashed it into the fence of a nearby shopping complex.

Oke-Osanyintolu noted: “Following a distress call to LASEMA, through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 8:35 a.m., the agency activated its eagle response team from Cappa.

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“Upon arrival at the incident scene at 8:48 a.m., it was discovered that an articulated truck, registration number MEK 945 XA and a minibus, registration number AGL 287 YJ, was involved in an accident.

“Further investigations revealed that the immediate cause of the accident was reckless driving and over-speeding by the truck driver.

“The driver of the minibus, an adult male, lost his life to the incident. His corpse was bagged by the LASEMA Response Team and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit.

“Second victim of the accident, an adult male, was the injured driver of the articulated truck, who was taken to an undisclosed hospital before arrival of the agency’s response team.

“The accident truck has been successfully recovered from the fence and towed to Dopemu Police Station.

“The road has been reopened for vehicular activities.”

He added that the LASEMA response team, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, and the Nigeria Police Force were present at the scene of the accident.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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