A 40-foot container was being transported by an articulated truck when it tragically collided with a BRT barrier at the Oke-Riya inward Agric Bus stop in Ikorodu, Lagos, killing the driver instantly.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of LASEMA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the incident.
It was determined after the accident that the driver’s death was caused by brake failure, which caused him to lose control.
“Upon arrival of the Agency’s LRTs to the scene of incident, an articulated truck conveying a 40ft container was discovered involved in a solitary accident at the above mentioned location.
“The trapped truck driver in the cabin who lost his life in the incident has been extricated with light duty rescue equipment in the ongoing operation and duly handed over to officials from the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
“The agency’s sophisticated heavy-duty equipment are in the process of recovering the crashed articulated vehicle, while an agency’s flat body truck has equally been deployed for recovery of the 40 feet container.” According to Oke- Osanyitolu.
Drivers using the axis and those intending to go through the area were detoured to alternate routes as a result of the incident, as instructed by emergency personnel throughout the recovery phase.