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  • Updated: October 29, 2020

Truck Accident Kills One In Lagos

Truck Accident Kills One In Lagos

In an accident that involved a truck loaded with iron rods that happened on Thursday morning at Owode-Elede area, along Ikorodu Road, Lagos, an unidentified driver lost his life.

Confirming the accident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu blamed the accident on overloading and reckless driving on the part of the truck driver.

Oke-Osanyintolu added that the deceased body has been retrieved and handed over to his family.

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He said, “Upon the arrival of the Agency’s response team at the incident scene, it was revealed that a truck loaded with iron rods had an accident as a result of overloading and reckless driving on the part of the truck driver, a single adult male.

“He was discovered to have been trapped in the process and was eventually extricated by agency responders. His body was handed over to his family."

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