Truck driver kills dispatch rider, absconds, says LASTMA

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Accident scene

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says a dispatch rider lost his life after being hit by a fully loaded HOWO diesel tanker marked RBC 38 XF.

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The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.

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The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.

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Bakare-Oki noted that the accident occurred under the Cele Bridge corridor of the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway.

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According to the statement, the driver of the truck absconded from the scene of the accident.

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“Security reports revealed that the tanker, while in motion, violently rammed into the dispatch motorcycle, causing the rider to be trapped underneath and die instantly.

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“LASTMA personnel stationed along the axis acted promptly, cordoning off and securing the crash site with cones and cautionary red tape.

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“This swift intervention was undertaken to prevent secondary collisions and safeguard other commuters navigating the busy expressway.

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“The offending tanker was subsequently impounded by LASTMA officials, although the driver absconded upon realising the gravity of the incident,” the statement said.

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The statement added that operatives of the Ijesha Police Division arrived to reinforce security and assume investigative responsibility in line with established protocols.

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It said the deceased rider, impounded tanker, and the damaged motorcycle were handed over to the police for thorough investigation and diligent prosecution.

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“The remains of the deceased, after being professionally secured from underneath the tanker, were thereafter conveyed by the police to a morgue in Yaba,” the statement added.

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LASTMA urged the police to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the root cause of the crash and said that justice should be served in accordance with the law.

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