A Federal Hearth Service officer connected to the Commerce Honest Advanced, Lagos, misplaced his life on Wednesday after a site visitors incident alongside the Commerce Honest–inward Abule-Ado service lane.
LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, mentioned preliminary findings indicated {that a} industrial motorcyclist, who was using in opposition to site visitors at excessive pace, struck the firefighter as he tried to cross the expressway.
The collision triggered confusion on the busy lane, throughout which a Shacman truck with registration quantity JJJ 919 YK failed to use brake in time and fatally crushed the officer.
LASTMA personnel rapidly cordoned off the realm and notified the Onireke Police Division, which has opened a proper investigation into the incident.
Each the motorcyclist and the truck driver reportedly escaped the scene earlier than regulation enforcement arrived.
The firefighter’s stays have been later recovered by his colleagues and transported from the Commerce Honest Advanced in an official ambulance.
Expressing his condolences, LASTMA Normal Supervisor, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, sympathised with the household of the deceased and prayed for energy as they mourn.
He additionally pledged the company’s help to the household through the troublesome interval.
Bakare-Oki condemned the recurring downside of motorists driving in opposition to site visitors in Lagos, stressing that such illegal behaviour continues to lead to avoidable lack of lives.
He urged all highway customers to obey directional indicators and cling strictly to permitted pace limits, describing compliance with site visitors legal guidelines as a civic obligation important to safeguarding lives.
LASTMA affirmed its dedication to enhancing highway security, implementing site visitors laws, and selling a tradition of accountable driving throughout Lagos State.
