Lagos: 40-feet container falls and kills a pregnant woman

At the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway on Friday, an unidentified woman at the back of the vehicle was killed by a falling 40-foot container.

However, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), her driver survived the collision unharmed.

The driver of the 40-foot fully laden container was said to have driven at a fast pace, causing the collision.

As per the statement released by Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department at LASTMA, the driver of the Mack articulated truck and his motor boy departed the site immediately after the accident happened.

It reads: “A fully loaded 40ft Mack articulated truck today fell onto a Nissan Car (ABJ 692 BG) and instantly killed a woman at the rear of the car, while the car driver survived unhurt with support from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Officials at N.N.P.C. inward Estate, Alapere, Lagos. Lastma Alabi Olukayode (Zone 2, Ogudu/Alapere) disclosed that Lastma handed over the evacuated dead body (woman) to policemen from Alapere Police Station.

“According to Zebra Alabi Olukayode, “LASTMA officials and passersby, including the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU), were involved in the rescue operations.

“Other emergency responders at the scene of the fatal accident include Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and the Police.

“Also at the accident scene were the LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA Director of Traffic Incidents, Event Monitoring, Enforcement, and Compliance, Mr. Hakeem Adeosun, and the LASTMA rescue team.

“General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare Oki, however, warned motoring public, particularly truck drivers, to stop overspeeding and ensure their vehicles are properly checked, including the braking system, before embarking on any journey within or outside the state.”