Speeding truck smashes into LAWMA worker

A speeding truck has hit a worker with the Lagos Waste Management Authority. The operative was hit by the truck driver, along Offin Canal, inward Eko Bridge.

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, in a statement on Friday explained that the heavily laden containerised truck struck the male LAWMA operative identified simply as Mr Baba Ibeji, while diligently discharging his lawful refuse evacuation duties.

“Preliminary investigative findings indicate that the articulated vehicle, reportedly speeding, suffered a brake system failure while descending the CMS Bridge connecting Offin Canal to Eko Bridge.

“This mechanical failure precipitated a loss of control, culminating in the truck forcefully mowing down the LAWMA worker before further ramming into and crushing a Toyota Camry with registration number FST 417 FS.

“Lagos State Traffic Management Authority personnel stationed within the corridor for traffic surveillance and vehicular regulation, successfully extricated the grievously injured LAWMA operative from beneath the mangled wreckage of the truck,” he said.