Operatives of the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority on Sunday rescued an injured driver and a motor boy from an empty articulated 40ft flatbed truck that fell off from the bridge by Ijora Olopa inward Apapa space of the state.
The spokesperson of the Company, Adebayo Taofiq, in an announcement made accessible to PUNCH On-line, stated the incident occurred because of overspeeding whereas the truck was ascending the bridge.
In accordance with him, LASTMA personnel rescued the motive force in a pool of blood gushing out from his head whereas his assistant sustained a severe waist fracture by his spinal twine.
He stated, “A preliminary investigation revealed that the motive force of the articulated 40ft empty flatbed truck misplaced whole management attributable to brake failure whereas struggling a ‘Proper of Method’ (R.O.W) with one other totally loaded truck making an attempt to climb the Excessive Bridge inward Apapa.
“Instantly the unlucky incident occurred different articulated truck drivers round ‘Sifax’ Firm supported LASTMA personnel and rescued each the motive force and motor boy who have been trapped underneath the truck.
“LASTMA Goriola Jimoh ‘Zebra’ (Zone 22) Apapa who led the rescue operations confirmed that the rescued injured driver and his motor boy have been rushed to the Normal Hospital at Apapa for rapid medical remedy.”
Adebayo famous additional that the crashed articulated truck was evacuated by officers of the LASEMA Response Unit whereas LASTMA personnel handed over the case to policemen from Ijora-Badia Police Station for additional investigation.
“The Normal Supervisor of LASTMA Mr. Bakare Oki, nonetheless, appealed to homeowners of articulated vehicles to all the time perform periodic security coaching and enlightenment campaigns for his or her drivers on the necessity to obey street indicators pace restrict whereas driving on highways inside and outdoors the state,” he added.
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