The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) reported on Monday that a containerised truck killed a female biker in the Sifax inward Iganmu Bridge area of the state.
According to reports, the truck driver lost control of the vehicle while in motion, causing it to fall on the female biker as it descended the bridge.
Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, disclosed this in a statement via the authority’s official X handle.
The statement read, “Early this morning, 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.
“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.”
Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, confirmed the incident occurred at approximately 6:15 am. He noted, “Immediately after the incident, LASTMA personnel called in other emergency responders, including the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU), for a rescue operation.”
Giwa stated that the Lagos State Ambulance Service had taken away the deceased’s body while the containerised truck was evacuated to clear the way for free vehicular movement on Iganmu Bridge.
He added that police officers were 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.
