A truck driver has been arrested following a fatal road accident on the Badagry Expressway in Lagos that claimed two lives on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the Iyana-Iba Flyover near the main gate of Lagos State University. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the heavily-loaded bucket truck was speeding from the Volkswagen area toward Badagry when it struck and killed a pedestrian. The driver did not stop after the collision and continued driving along the highway. A motorcyclist and another individual pursued the truck in an attempt to stop it. During the chase, the truck rammed into the motorcycle, killing the rider instantly. The second occupant of the motorcycle escaped unharmed. LASTMA's Night Gang Surveillance and Monitoring Patrol Team responded to the scene and evacuated the body of the deceased motorcyclist, which had been trapped under the truck's front wheel. The truck driver was apprehended and handed over to police and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials at the PPL Police Post in Okokomaiko. Both vehicles involved in the crash were towed to the police post pending investigation. The body of the motorcyclist was evacuated by FRSC officials, while the pedestrian's remains were released to family members who arrived at the scene. Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA's Director of Public Affairs, confirmed the details in a statement issued on Sunday. LASTMA General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki expressed sadness over the incident and extended condolences to the affected families. He urged all motorists, especially truck drivers, to comply with traffic regulations and speed limits. Bakare-Oki reaffirmed LASTMA's commitment to traffic enforcement, emergency response, and collaboration with security agencies to improve road safety in Lagos State.
LASTMA's boss mourns avoidable deaths even as his agency's patrols failed to prevent another fatal truck crash. The same roads monitored by LASTMA saw a pedestrian and motorcyclist killed by a speeding bucket truck. Bakare-Oki calls for compliance with traffic rules, yet the driver allegedly fled the scene under the agency's watch. Lagosians remain at risk despite assurances of aggressive enforcement.
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